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harvesting

  • present participle
    of harvest.
    harvest
    noun
    the gathering of crops.
  • a word derived from harvest.
    harvest
    noun
    the gathering of crops.

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A major driver of the borrowing growth is a tax-loss harvesting strategy that uses leverage to amplify returns and create tax losses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Modern tractors and combine harvesters are so high in technology such as GPS steering that it's no longer such a leap to consider autonomous harvesting.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

In the fields, the cost of diesel needed to run combines as farmers start harvesting soybeans, corn and other crops this month has skyrocketed more than 67 percent since February.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

In just 30 years, the heavily thinned forest had not only recovered all the carbon removed during harvesting, but had also gained enough additional carbon to equal the increase seen in the unharvested controls.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

The harvesting of the com was, traditionally, the occasion for rejoicing.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry