Example Sentences

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This could mean smaller harvests, reduced food supply and higher prices.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Then locusts destroyed grain harvests across the Great Plains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Standing stiff and unsmiling next to Chinese President Xi Jinping, Trump appeared unmoved by the former imperial temple in Beijing where emperors once prayed for good harvests.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

This will impact harvests in the months to come with a reduced food supply and higher prices.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

I describe the seasons, the land, the wheat and olive harvests, and the Eid celebrations.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat