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Recent Examples of overgrow
Portions of the trail were overgrown with castor bean and other invasives, but some park workers or kind volunteers are doing their best to keep it clear enough to pass.
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Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
That, of course, gives poor results because plants crowd each other and overgrow the space.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
The caveat is to plant densely by choosing plants that match your site’s conditions and won’t overgrow their welcome.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Apr. 2026
Farmhands in the distance are harvesting hay, not only to provide winter fodder for animals but also to destroy seedling trees and shrubs that might otherwise overgrow the area, while distant plumes of smoke suggest the possible burning of fields after harvest for the same reason.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 7 Oct. 2025
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Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
That, of course, gives poor results because plants crowd each other and overgrow the space.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
The caveat is to plant densely by choosing plants that match your site’s conditions and won’t overgrow their welcome.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Apr. 2026
Farmhands in the distance are harvesting hay, not only to provide winter fodder for animals but also to destroy seedling trees and shrubs that might otherwise overgrow the area, while distant plumes of smoke suggest the possible burning of fields after harvest for the same reason.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 7 Oct. 2025
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At the same time, data centers are proliferating, justified as infrastructure for artificial intelligence.—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
21 June 2026
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That changed as Americans wholeheartedly embraced the automobile and a new innovation—the drive-in gasoline station—proliferated at an astonishing rate across the country.—
Daniel Yergin,
Time,
20 June 2026
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At least one expert, however, said the green could linger for months because algae thrives in summer heat.—
Robert Abitbol,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
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Eleventy’s Made in Italy offering across menswear and womenswear, the latter a burgeoning category, has thrived not just for its muted, easy-to-approach aesthetic, but also for smart pricing, catering to customers otherwise priced out by luxury megabrands.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
19 June 2026
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His son Walter returned in 1961 with his wife Daphne, whose decade of dedicated work revived the gardens—and their daughter Felicity, alongside her husband Jeremy Peter‑Hoblyn, carried that legacy forward from the 1970s, allowing the grounds to flourish once again.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Black businesses have flourished, and the backbone of the event has never been stronger.—
Natasha Brown,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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“Overgrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overgrow. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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