farmland
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farmlands
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The research also offers a different perspective on species commonly associated with farmland and other human-managed environments.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026
Sohm’s vision, per “American Mosaic,” is pure, black tar positivity: bald eagles soaring over magnificent vistas, gleaming farmland, small town cheerleaders on parade, tall ships sailing past the Statue of Liberty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
With no end to the drought in sight, some environmental experts warn that many acres of farmland might disappear and cities may be forced to curb water use.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
There are 230,000 graves nationwide for unidentified soldiers, while thousands of others are believed to remain buried in remote jungles, or under farmland or other former battlefields.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
His grandfather, Robert Newton, had been born some time around 1570 and had inherited farmland at Woolsthorpe, in Lincolnshire.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
Venice and Culver City and the southeastern county towns and farmlands were inundated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
They came in small groups, some under military escort, blue and white Israeli flags fluttering from their cars as they passed Palestinian villages and farmlands.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
M23 rebels have since taken over farmlands and prevented locals from harvesting any crops, according to Twizere Sebashitsi, who heads a Congolese activist group, Rutshuru Territory Youth Council.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
The update will set rules for the Sacramento River and the rest of the Delta, where pumps operated by state and federal agencies send water flowing in aqueducts to farmlands and cities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2026
When a wholesale application of heptachlor was made to the farmlands in Louisiana in 1957, the result was the unleashing of one of the worst enemies of the sugarcane crop — the sugarcane borer.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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