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hoeing

verb

present participle of hoe

as in raking

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How To Clean Cotton/Jersey Gardening Gloves Cotton makes a good all-purpose glove for raking leaves and tidying your yard.

— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 June 2026
Then comes raking the clippings, bagging them up, and hauling them to the garbage.

— Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 7 June 2026

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The soil, Hakena Hulitt said, was hard, dry and cracked from being farmed with heavy machinery, and has been rejuvenated with compost, tilling and learning how to keep weeds at bay without pesticides.

— Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
Others are tilling similar ground, with MS NOW working to launch a broadband subscription offering that focuses on its community of viewers.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 16 June 2026

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In May, Feinstein filed a UCC Financing Statement in New York listing the work as his property in an agreement with the gallery.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 8 July 2026
South Florida’s high-end real estate market is making headlines, including an NBA star’s mansion listing to record-setting office rents.

— Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026

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