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On Jan. 7, Marta was harvesting mandarins alongside her husband and brother-in-law when rumors started circulating that immigration agents were swarming Bakersfield.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2025

While down in those murky depths he was harvesting the seeds of a type of water lily called euryale ferox.

From BBC • Aug. 12, 2024

But Rassman was harvesting each donor follicle—the shaft, the one or two hairs inside it, and ideally the fatty casing that sustains it—one by one, and then rehoming it individually along the forehead.

From Slate • Jul. 12, 2022

The report goes on to detail a wide range of other deficiencies, like inadequate protection of the data the app was harvesting, and deceptions in privacy statements.

From New York Times • Jun. 11, 2022

Frank wasn’t sure how the monsters could tell he was harvesting their favorite food—maybe they just had an excellent sense of smell.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan