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 Alexander Albon also put in a strong showing, clinching fifth place in his Williams, while Lance Stroll of Aston Martin and Nico Hulkenberg of Sauber followed in sixth and seventh respectively. Yara Elshebiny, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025 But the 17-year-old star has put in fantastic showings across an all-time great season, leading his team across points, rebounds, assists and steals per game. Brendan Le, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025 Mills put in hours of work rehabbing his elbow, all while watching his friends and teammates play out their careers thousands of miles away. Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2025 In December of last year, an independent monitor was put in place to oversee patient care at Waterbury Hospital after concerns were raised about patient care. Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for put in
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  • The city's largest tech company has planted deep roots in the East Liberty neighborhood and is looking to strengthen those ties.
    Ryan Deto, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Casey Trees, a nonprofit that plants and cares for trees in the city, provides a map of where to see the blossoms across Washington.
    Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2025
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  • But Marvel Studios has been seeding the idea of a multiverse into its TV shows and films: Spider-Men from multiple universes joined forces in Spider-Man: No Way Home; Loki skips across universes in his TV series.
    Eliana Dockterman, Time, 26 Mar. 2025
  • See the breakdown below, but No. 1 seeds are now 91-29 SU in the Sweet 16 since 1985, including 76-29 SU vs. teams seeded No. 4 or No. 5 but just 3-6 the last three years.
    Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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  • The department is also drilling and grouting to stabilize eastbound I-80.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The observations draw sharp contrast to previous studies of ecology below the ice, which either dropped cameras down through holes drilled in the ice or took place years after an iceberg calved.
    Ashley Balzer Vigil, Scientific American, 21 Mar. 2025

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