manure

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Recent Examples of manure Fertilizer and manure runoff across agricultural fields are often the culprit for the presence of nitrate in rivers, according to the EPA. Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 16 June 2025 From a strictly horticultural perspective, nothing nourishes plants better than a compost made from chicken manure and chicken coop bedding. Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2025 Will Ladd keep the cattle (and manure and flies) out of the South Big South until after the wedding? Erin Clements, People.com, 27 May 2025 But the dispute isn’t over, since the decision didn’t address whether large manure pits are allowed in town. Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for manure
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Noun
  • Growing requirements will vary by species, but most appreciate partial to full shade and rich, moist soil. Bring one of the easiest house plants around to the outdoors.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 June 2025
  • The cool climate and unique terroir (chalk soil) where the three main grape varieties are grown (Pinot noir, Chardonnay, Meunier) contribute to the wine’s unique flavors.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • The inspector counted over 30 little hunks of rodent dung behind the chest freezers, and another 15 under dry storage shelves.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
  • Ndebele art involves geometric motifs painted on the walls of houses using dung, limestone, red clays, soot, ash, and other natural pigments.
    Percy Zvomuya, Artforum, 1 June 2025
Noun
  • There’s an old English saying: Where there’s muck, there’s brass.
    Chris Stokel-Walker, Fortune, 26 June 2025
  • Check what gear is provided: Most expedition companies supply waterproof muck boots for land excursions and a warm outer parka.
    Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • The work has included periodically surveying participants — mainly nurses and other health professionals who enrolled to support science — and collecting biological samples such as blood, urine, stool, or toenail clippings.
    David Hilzenrath, CNN Money, 1 July 2025
  • His most famous series, Vanitas, is a collection of realistic sculptures either covered in or made of materials like Swarovski crystals—including a skull, a toilet and a noose and stool.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • Unfortunately, food waste in the United States is a massive 40%.
    Joan Michelson, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • Iran’s nuclear facilities at Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan were laid waste by American bombs.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 June 2025

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