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tillage

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Definition of tillage

as in cultivation

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Recent Examples of tillage Better practices such as cover crops, reduced or no tillage to protect the soil and on-farm installations to reduce runoff have substantially increased in recent years. — ABC News, 4 June 2026 Hundreds of dollars per acre were already spent on tillage, fertilizer and seed. — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 17 May 2026 Many of the dispossessed took to the woods and subsisted by slash-and-burn tillage, while others immigrated to Manchuria and Japan in search of jobs; the majority of Korean residents now in those areas are their descendants. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Mar. 2026 Plus, monocropping often goes hand in hand with tillage. — Matt Alderton, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tillage

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Noun

Although Merlot is included in this first vintage, Alessandro hints that the blend may change over time, as cultivation of Merlot has become challenging as growing conditions have evolved with climate change.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2026
The bear-resistant container was invented to arrest the inadvertent cultivation of problem bears.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of cultivation

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In 2025, China pumped $18 billion into Laos’s economy, primarily toward industry, mining and agriculture, according to the Vientiane Times, a local newspaper.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026
Voters will choose candidates for nearly every statewide office, including governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general, state school superintendent and the commissioners of agriculture, insurance and labor.

— Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of agriculture

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Chef David specializes in supporting regenerative farming and cooking invasive species into fantastic dishes.

— Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
Damage to refineries and disrupted shipping from the wars in Iran and Ukraine have pushed diesel to record highs in many markets, feeding directly into trucking, farming, and freight costs.

— Heather Occhino, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of farming

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Matthew McKernan is a consumer horticulture associate at the Kansas State University extension.

— Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 28 Sep. 2026
To best protect the environment and your plants, Ankit Singh, assistant professor and ornamental horticulture educator at the University of Maine Extension, recommends using plain brown paper grocery bags as mulch.

— SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of horticulture

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Ahead, gardening experts explain how long bare-root plants can go unplanted and how to tell when time is running out.

— Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 9 Oct. 2026
Her special talent was to make historic gardening techniques and designs accessible for the average gardener, championing the potager—which combines flowers with useful, edible plants—and creating gardens for Elton John and the then Prince of Wales.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of gardening

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Torn between toiling away at farmwork, his corrective swimming lessons, and learning music from a local organist — the elderly Michel (Alexandre Astier, Clichy’s former directing partner), who shows him more kindness than most — Christophe’s world gradually widens.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 19 May 2026
Every year, hundreds of thousands of foreign laborers are drawn to America by the promise of steady, seasonal farmwork through the H-2A program.

— Max Blau, ProPublica, 5 Feb. 2026

Definition of farmwork

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Origins of the Grand Mosque During the war, a former colonial agronomy school on the outskirts of Paris was converted to a temporary hospital for soldiers from the empire.

— Shannon Fogg, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2026
According to a press release, the private club division of Troon, called Troon Privé, will oversee club operations, course agronomy, the food and beverage program, membership sales and marketing.

— Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026

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