Example Sentences

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Eventually Syed determined that Davidson’s hunch was correct: a particular species of weevil was pollinating the oil palm trees, and Davidson received permission from the Malaysian government to import some.

From The Guardian • Feb. 19, 2019

Also lavender, because I remember my father teaching me how to catch a bee that was pollinating around the lavender stem.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2015