farmland

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Recent Examples of farmland The father and his three children were spotted on a number of other occasions throughout 2023, and once again in October 2024 when local pig hunters happened across them while out walking through Marokopa farmland along the western coast of New Zealand’s North Island. Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025 Urban sewage and farmland runoff turned it into a toxic canal. Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025 Put in at an access point like Donnaha Park to experience the river’s gentle flow, wildlife, and picturesque farmland. Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025 The giants of Silicon Valley have a lot in common with Laura Ingalls Wilder, who portrayed her life on the prairie as a triumph of self-sufficiency, barely mentioning that the government underwrote the railroads, provided the farmland and tided the family through rough winters. Binyamin Appelbaum, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for farmland
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Noun
  • Most such bogs have been drained for cropland, and several European governments are wondering whether to revive them, Politico reported.
    Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Courtesy of Hall and Hall Legacy ranches, which may come with livestock and cropland, are attractive but require much due diligence, according to Ken Mirr of Mirr Ranch Group.
    Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Ballinger is the owner of a tree service business and lives with his family on a farm just outside of Saint Paul.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Federal officials have already raided, among others, California car washes and marijuana farms, a Louisiana racetrack, a Florida construction site and a Nebraska meatpacking plant.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Such an outbreak is not particularly surprising; the reason the vast majority of milk is pasteurized (heated briefly to kill germs) is because milk can easily pick up nasty pathogens in the farmyard that can cause severe illnesses, particularly in children.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2025
  • Generous Rooms, however, scream country-chic—dripping with rustic charm, from original beams to cutesy farmyard prints, deep soaking tubs, and exposed swathes of Cotswolds stone.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • The sisters flee to the ranch to avoid arrest, taking precautionary measures to conceal themselves.
    Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Jett’s ranch, as well as two properties in Los Angeles County, were transferred to him, and Von Ferdinand also purchased another residence in Los Angeles County, allegedly with money wired from Jett’s bank account.
    City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Farmland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farmland. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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