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If one of Dwyer’s cascades, or any other process driven purely by the electric field, was seeding the lightning bolt, the proto-bolt would move perfectly in line with the electric field from the very beginning of the process.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
6 May 2026 -
Bell is ranked higher than Garfield and South Gate for seeding purposes based on computer rankings, but the City still uses league finish as part of consideration.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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Leeks also have the same growing needs as onions, and planting them in the same bed can simplify your gardening tasks.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 May 2026
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Rather than keeping onions and sage side by side, try planting onions near carrots, chamomile, strawberries, lettuce, nightshades, or brassicas.—
Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
10 May 2026
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Brown declared, pulling a handle that started drilling the first hole of soil tests for a subway that planners estimated could be built in just three years.—
National Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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For producers, prices were high enough to turn a profit but not high enough to justify sending a bunch of drilling rigs out to boost production.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
7 May 2026
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Just last week, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced measures to combat burglaries in the Valley, including putting in place extra patrols and using mobile license plate readers in high-risk burglary areas.—
Fedor Zarkhin,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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City of Aurora Aurora Water also explained that HOAs cannot prevent residents from putting in xeric landscaping, per a state statute, and Aurora Water is sending letters to HOAs in the city to remind them.—
Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Remember to harden off the seedlings for a week or two before transplanting to avoid transplant shock.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Feb. 2026
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There has been some recent success transplanting pig kidneys and hearts into people, but this is believed to be the first attempt to transplant a pig lung into a human.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
25 Aug. 2025
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After Fuqua does interesting work sowing seeds of folly amid the star’s glorious rise, the movie gives up and turns to total sanctification.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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Plant out the seed potatoes a few weeks prior to sowing bean seeds.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Potting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potting. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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