Example Sentences

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Whereas some have proposed that crucial organic molecules, such as amino acids, arose through chemical reactions at deep-sea vents, others have suggested asteroids could have seeded early Earth with them.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 24, 2023

An older civilization could have seeded the galaxy with thousands of technosignatures, which could make them easier to detect.

From New York Times • Sep. 15, 2022

Instability and authoritarianism have seeded uncertainty in parts of Europe.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2022

France has faced medical scandals in recent decades involving vaccines, diet pills and breast implants that have seeded doubts about the medical establishment.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2021

I believe she'd made a garden once, when she was stopping there with her father, and some things must have seeded in.

From The Country of the Pointed Firs by Jewett, Sarah Orne