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whipstocks

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plural of whipstock

as in crops

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October’s full moon follows September’s harvest moon, which marked when farmers would typically harvest their crops.

— Dharma Niles, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
That agency plans to save water by leaving some fields dry and switching to crops that use less.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

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Workers then lower these containers into bedrock shafts, surrounding them with swellable bentonite clay to absorb moisture and block movement.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
The official said that the collapse began on Sunday in one of the mine shafts and spread to the other interconnected shafts.

— Yasir Abdallah, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

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whips (up)

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