Example Sentences

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While countries in the north of the world are planting food now, the problem for global food availability could come in June to July.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Microsoft, Amazon and others are planting flags in a new cottage industry as publishers look for additional revenue.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

"Imagine, you are planting crops that stimulate bacteria in the soil to create the fertilizer that the crops need, naturally. Wow! That's a big difference!"

From Science Daily • Nov. 24, 2025

Even celebrity chefs like Gordon Ramsay are planting flags in Texas.

From Salon • Aug. 3, 2025

They are planting maize or cane somewhere along the Rio Sonora.”

From The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine by Amick, Robert Wesley