put in

as in to plant
to put or set into the ground to grow put in a crop of winter wheat

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Recent Examples of put in The testing will be put in place by the world governing bodies of each sport. Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2025 The mandate has been put in place by the governing body to allow team members of all ranks to take time off. Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025 Similar systems are scheduled to be put in place for the European Union, starting late in 2025 and expanding in late 2026. Jenny Peters, Oc Register, 4 Aug. 2025 That’s because there’s fresh evidence that the changes the Biden administration put in place are supported by the industry. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for put in
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  • Water the new perennial thoroughly following planting to settle the soil around the roots.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Their goal is to plant and grow these native Mexican corns at their Mesa Agricola farm, then nixtamalize the kernels to make their own masa in-house.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
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  • Arizona and Montana are researching cloud seeding's possibilities, but are not currently seeding.
    Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 17 Aug. 2025
  • There are also three desserts on the menu including pane dolce with vanilla ice cream, espresso anise seeds chocolate biscotti and coffee icebox cake.
    Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 17 Aug. 2025
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  • There is variability between firms; some can drill wells profitably with oil at $45.
    Matt Randolph, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
  • He was drilled in the seventh and scored the tying run on Matt Shaw’s sacrifice fly, then singled leading off the ninth before the fateful slide.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025

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