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farmed

British  
/ fɑːmd /

adjective

  1. (of fish and game) reared on a farm rather than caught in the wild

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Apple recently farmed out to Google’s Gemini the backroom for a forthcoming “Apple Intelligence.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Cubs in particular can become less fearful and develop a taste for farmed produce and common fruits such as persimmon.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

His family has lived and farmed in the region since the 1920s, and are collectively considered one of the area’s largest landowners.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

A post on social media on the day he disappeared said "10 years of island life…the sea is rising and I'm losing the appetite for farmed salmon."

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Dad was born in Fairfield, Maine, where his father ran a general store, farmed, and raised harness-racing horses.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

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