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the struggling plantation almost failed during the first winter
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These excursions also offer access to the upstairs of the Big House, where the former plantation’s owners once lived — after entering through the building’s rear, as an enslaved person would.
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Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 21 Apr. 2026
Most commercial forestry operations still rely on monocultures, and these plantations are counted toward international planting campaigns aimed at slowing climate change and reversing biodiversity loss.
—John Parker, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026
According to local outlet El Heraldo, Argueta's body was discovered on Friday on an African palm tree plantation less than a mile from the CA-13 highway in Tocoa, Honduras, by those traveling through the area.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Dahl is also remembered for his bigotry — editions of his children’s books have been edited to take out fatphobic and misogynist comments, and the 1971 film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory had to be tweaked so the title character didn’t come off as a plantation owner.
—Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2026
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Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 21 Apr. 2026
Most commercial forestry operations still rely on monocultures, and these plantations are counted toward international planting campaigns aimed at slowing climate change and reversing biodiversity loss.
—John Parker, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026
According to local outlet El Heraldo, Argueta's body was discovered on Friday on an African palm tree plantation less than a mile from the CA-13 highway in Tocoa, Honduras, by those traveling through the area.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Dahl is also remembered for his bigotry — editions of his children’s books have been edited to take out fatphobic and misogynist comments, and the 1971 film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory had to be tweaked so the title character didn’t come off as a plantation owner.
—Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2026
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“Plantation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plantation. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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plantation
noun
plan·ta·tion
plan-ˈtā-shən 
1
: a group of plants and especially trees planted and cared for
2
: a settlement in a new country or region : colony
3
: a planted area
especially
: an agricultural estate worked by laborers
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