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cold frame

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as in hotbed

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Recent Examples of cold frame Using cold frames can help to transition your plants from indoors to outdoors. — Heather Zidack, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026 Not everybody has a greenhouse at their disposal, but cold frames and cloches are easily obtained and simple to use. — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 16 Feb. 2026 For an early start, sow seeds in a cold frame or in grow tunnels. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2026 Plant them four to six weeks before the last frost, once the soil has warmed, and use a cold frame to protect them from cold, wet soil in colder regions. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cold frame

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As the train pulls into Srinagar, Kashmir’s capital and a hotbed of the 2019 unrest, Abdul Rasheed Mir is waiting for a local train to his hometown of Qazigund.

— Aakash Hassan, Christian Science Monitor, 8 July 2026
Eric Hartman a strong late-round find Eric Hartman was Atlanta’s 2024 20th-round pick out of Okotoks, Alberta, just outside of Calgary, which is not exactly a hotbed of young baseball talent.

— Keith Law, New York Times, 7 July 2026

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The grounds incorporate formal gardens, a greenhouse, a swimming pool and cabana, a tennis court, and a croquet lawn.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 July 2026
Farmworker fell from greenhouse roof during ICE raid Authorities were arresting dozens of farmworkers July 10 at Glass House Farms in Camarillo when Jaime Alanis fell from the roof of a greenhouse and broke his neck.

— Russ Bynum, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

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Since the garden exhibited its first corpse flower in 1999, thousands of people flock to its conservatory every summer, just to smell these putrid plants.

— Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
The event honors the conservatory’s graduating class of 2026.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2026

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