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farmland

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as in cropland

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Recent Examples of farmland In southwestern France, two major fires that began last week have burned through about 100,000 acres of forests, farmland and villages. — Npr's International Desk, NPR, 29 July 2026 Urban sprawl is one of the largest issues facing Texas farmland, with the American Farmland Trust reporting that Texas farmland is the most threatened in the country. — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 July 2026 Millions of acres of prime farmland lay along the roads to our families. — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 July 2026 The owner of Top of Konocti in Kelseyville, Fowler has around 160 acres of farmland, most of it fallow. — Lizzie Kane july 26, Sacbee.com, 26 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for farmland

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In Brazil, both the Amazon rainforest and the vast grassland known as the Cerrado have been rapidly transformed through clearing and logging operations into pastures and cropland.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
Severance, which is 10 miles east of Fort Collins, is surrounded by irrigated croplands.

— Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2026

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Visitors can also hike through the salt marshes of Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge, stop for coffee and pastries at Dave's Coffee, or browse the eclectic shops and gardens at Fantastic Umbrella Factory, a former 19th-century farmyard turned open-air shopping village.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026
The whisky has a layered and complex nose, almost quirky, with earthy/farmyard aromas and pancake syrup, followed by black pepper and espresso bitterness that add depth.

— Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2026

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This allowed the federal government to more easily zero in on a common culprit that had been consumed, which in turn helped identify the source of an outbreak, such as a specific farm, ranch or distributor.

— Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Everybody loves ranch dressing Of all the American foods that caught on with foreigners during the World Cup — from gas stations like Buc-ees to diners like Waffle House — perhaps no singular item excited soccer fans as much as ranch dressing.

— Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 19 July 2026

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