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have seeded

  • present perfect of seed.

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Jean Adamson believes patients who arrived at her father's care home from hospital could have seeded the virus there.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2025

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

Previous statements and laws on secularism have seeded acrimonious debate.

From Seattle Times Aug. 28, 2023

But some worry that months of limited exposure to the rigors of daily commutes, crowded malls and other activities might have seeded new cases, as well as worsened symptoms in those individuals already diagnosed.

From Washington Post Apr. 29, 2022

A steep stone staircase descends between the villas, in the chinks of which hawkweed and poppies and pimpernel have seeded themselves.

From The Tower of Oblivion by Onions, Oliver [pseud.]