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Noun
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Use of animal manures and human waste to boost crops goes back even further in time.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2026 -
Many use manures applied to the surface of the soil every other month through early fall.—
Tom Macklin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Life in quarantine Hantavirus usually spreads from rodent droppings and is not easily transmitted between people.—
Corey Williams,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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Hantavirus usually spreads from rodent droppings and is not easily transmitted between people, though the Andes virus detected on the Hondius may be able to spread between people in rare cases.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 May 2026
Noun
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But during World War II, about 20,000 acres of Lake Apopka’s north shore were drained and converted into muck farms to grow vegetables needed to feed troops for a nation at war with Axis forces in Europe, Africa and the Pacific.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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On the path of committing to the bit, Hathaway and her film diverge in terms of quality; the movie is awe-inspiringly ill-begotten, but its leading lady deserves a medal for finding something juicy amid the muck.—
Chris Feil,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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“Dunghills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dunghills. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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