dust down
Britishverb
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to remove dust from by brushing or wiping
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to reprimand severely
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One option to keep dust down is no-till agriculture, which uses a specific planter that drills seeds into the ground in tiny furrows, eliminating the need to plow the soil.
From Scientific American ● May 10, 2023
"It was an appropriate time to dust down the work we did before," Baldwin said.
From Reuters ● Dec. 6, 2022
It can be a big investment but they’re worth it, said Agosti, because they filter out irritants from wildfire smoke when a charcoal filter is used and keep dust down.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 17, 2022
Wilhite wheels around the end-dump trucks, filled with boulders from a Cambria quarry, and a water truck, trying to keep the dust down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2017
Fudge got to his feet and, after a moment’s hesitation, the Prime Minister did the same, watching the new arrival straighten up, dust down his long black robes, and look around.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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