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Recent Examples of field hand
The field hands who work there will earn wages well above what’s standard for this rural area of Portugal.
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Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Apr. 2024
Born on the old Armant plantation in Vacherie, Louisiana, where his mother and father cut sugar cane as field hands, Nailor walked to a segregated school while white students like Weber whizzed past on buses.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2024
At that point, many field hands crossed the border and stayed for good — aging with each successive crop.
—Miriam Jordan Adam Perez, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2023
It is populated by the private investors who have poured funding into it, along with staff, field hands, and scientists; her employer is an officious, sometimes violent man.
—Mayukh Sen, The New Republic, 19 Oct. 2023
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Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Apr. 2024
Born on the old Armant plantation in Vacherie, Louisiana, where his mother and father cut sugar cane as field hands, Nailor walked to a segregated school while white students like Weber whizzed past on buses.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2024
At that point, many field hands crossed the border and stayed for good — aging with each successive crop.
—Miriam Jordan Adam Perez, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2023
It is populated by the private investors who have poured funding into it, along with staff, field hands, and scientists; her employer is an officious, sometimes violent man.
—Mayukh Sen, The New Republic, 19 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for field hand
Noun
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The egg roll uses about 2,500 dozen eggs donated by farmers, according to the American Egg Board.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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My party defends those oppressed and exploited by capital; working farmers and undocumented immigrant workers who need amnesty.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Another option is to use your planter like a cachepot.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
25 Apr. 2025
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Emerald Check Small Garden Pot There are a variety of planters and vases in this colorway, with some small enough for a solo succulent and others large enough to transplant your bird of paradise.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The company is still keen to win more sliced and shredded consumers, and has new flavors like Carolina reaper and zesty ranch in store for next year.—
Brooks Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Jan. 2025
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Sliders and tenders can be ordered at seven heat levels – no spice, lite mild, mild, medium, hot, extra hot, and reaper.—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
8 Jan. 2024
Noun
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This increase in revenue benefits not only cannabis retailers but also cultivators, manufacturers, and distributors within the supply chain.—
Matt Rozo,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
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Explore the Emerald Triangle Known as the Napa Valley of cannabis, this region is home to world-class craft cultivators.—
Matt Rozo,
The Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2025
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This economic bondage, called sharecropping, was a system by which tenant farmers rented land from large landowners.—
David Cason,
The Conversation,
7 Mar. 2025
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Black sharecroppers and tenant farmers were plotting an insurrection.—
Christmaelle Vernet & Kathy Roberts Forde / Made by History,
TIME,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The film is a romantic fairy tale that revolves around a young woman named Buttercup and a young farmhand named Westley.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Mar. 2025
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The film is a romantic fairy tale that revolves around a young woman named Buttercup and a young farmhand named Westley.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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California’s beautiful water was tamed water, a community irrigation water system ideal for the gentleman farmer.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Aug. 2023
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And if tuning out entirely isn’t your speed, such activities as foraging, beekeeping, flower collecting, and focaccia baking are all available to bolster the gentleman farmer vibe.—
Leena Kim,
Town & Country,
18 June 2023
Noun
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After applying, work the alkalizing product into the top 6 inches of soil with a rake, shovel, or tiller, and then deeply water the area to activate the product. Test your soil pH after a few months and apply more product if the pH values are still too low.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Apr. 2025
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Kovačević notes that computer science education at the collegiate level typically keeps the tiller set on skill development, and exploration of the technological scope of computer science — and a unspoken cultural norm in the field that since anything is possible, anything is acceptable.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
8 Oct. 2020
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