agribusiness

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Recent Examples of agribusiness Their construction has provoked ferocious opposition from locals and smaller actors, as well as from environmental activists, who say agribusiness is monopolizing and likely depleting a vital public resource. Bartolomeo Sala, The Dial, 27 Mar. 2025 As these global tech giants pour billions into expanding their data storage footprints, amid soaring demand for cloud computing and AI applications, several Malaysian tycoons, including those with roots in agribusinesses, have latched on to this new wave. Jonathan Burgos, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025 Besides real estate, the family’s Sinar Mas group has interests in mining, paper mills, financial services, telecommunications, and agribusiness. Yessar Rosendar, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025 The rise of agribusiness American egg farms weren't always so big. Scott Horsley, NPR, 18 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for agribusiness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agribusiness
Noun
  • Long before modern agronomy, Fownes was manipulating green speeds, dropping golf balls on slopes to test severity, and pushing boundaries on what was playable.
    Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
  • That includes vice president for the board of directors at Arthur Cos., a grain and agronomy business, and managing partner for Arthur Ventures.
    Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • Much of Gaza’s population of over 2 million now relies on such aid after widespread destruction of agriculture and markets as well as a recent Israeli blockade of two and a half months.
    Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025
  • These metrics are simple, scalable, and better aligned with the ecological goals of regenerative agriculture.
    Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • An important manifestation of our professional leadership is the cultivation and incubation of professional talents.
    Mathew Scott, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2025
  • Fundraising Management Tools Donor cultivation and fundraising essentials are key to any nonprofit.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Noun
  • Markis Hill is a horticulture agent with Kansas State University Research and Extension.
    Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2025
  • Leslie Hunter is the horticulture manager at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden in Iowa.
    Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 May 2025
Noun
  • Rees believes that interest in other aspects of farming and off-grid living, such as growing a personal and sustainable food supply, has only grown since the pandemic.
    Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 10 June 2025
  • There’s a strange consensus among hippie-foodie lefties who read Michael Pollan, all-natural biohacker bros who listen to Joe Rogan, and executives who run major agribusinesses and philanthropies that the answer lies in kinder and gentler alternatives to industrial farming.
    Michael Grunwald, The Atlantic, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • The space has vast potential for entertaining, gardening — or adding a pool, tennis court or guest house.
    David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 7 June 2025
  • The best way to turn compost piles is with a strong shovel or gardening fork.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 June 2025
Noun
  • The program helps the school’s agroecology program maintain the garden.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 3 June 2025
  • Since then, the group has implemented land restoration, reforestation and agroecology projects for approximately 800 Indigenous communities in Chad and Niger.
    Eduardo Garcia, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Eliminate tillage: Most farmers till, or disturb, their soil to get rid of weeds and make the soil more porous, among other things.
    Kenny Torrella, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
  • Avoid tillage entirely to preserve soil microbiota.
    Christopher Marquis, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025

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“Agribusiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agribusiness. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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