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Recent Examples of field hand
While still a young girl, Tubman was taken away from her mother and forced to work as a maid, a nanny, a trapper, and a field hand.
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Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
Criminals prey on avocado orchard owners, field hands and drivers who transport avocados for export, among other targets.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2024
The field hands who work there will earn wages well above what’s standard for this rural area of Portugal.
—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, 16 Mar. 2024
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Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
Criminals prey on avocado orchard owners, field hands and drivers who transport avocados for export, among other targets.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2024
The field hands who work there will earn wages well above what’s standard for this rural area of Portugal.
—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, 16 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for field hand
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Some white farmers have indeed been killed, often during brutal armed robberies, but those cases account for less than one per cent of the country’s annual murder rate.—
Annie Hylton,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Many American farmers rely on fertilizer moving by barge up the Mississippi River ahead of the planting season, limiting their ability to defer purchases.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
14 May 2026
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The final scene shows Kaleb driving a combine harvester, and radioing Clarkson to tell him that his partner, Taya, has gone into labor with his third child.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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The harvester must have harvested oysters during the 2025-26 season, with proof in harvest reports.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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For a more elevated look, designers recommend incorporating a single focal point—such as a sculptural planter, stone feature, or modern water element made with natural materials.—
Angelika Pokovba,
Martha Stewart,
21 May 2026
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Costco's 8-ft artificial tree comes with an organic spherical planter and bendable branches.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 May 2026
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Not only were inventions more numerous, but consequential inventions also emerged during this period, including the McCormick mechanical reaper, the Colt revolver, and Goodyear’s vulcanization process.—
David H. Hsu,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
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This includes the always popular jalapeno peppers, which grow well in 3 to 5-gallon containers, as well as ultra fiery plants like the Carolina reaper and Thai chilies, which can be used to liven up stir fries or make your own DIY hot sauce.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 May 2026
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The kid who grew up in Selma — in the heart of California’s Central Valley, where grapes, raisins and nuts are grown — Cox became the key cultivator of a new crop of Braves, many of whom would shape the Atlanta club for generations.—
Levi Weaver,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
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This 3-piece stainless steel gardening tool set includes a trowel, cultivator, and weeder, all with handles boasting a pink floral pattern.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
4 May 2026
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Set in the Bangladeshi countryside during a pre-digital era, the film centers on Sadu, an impoverished tenant farmer who lives in isolation with his volatile wife.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
8 May 2026
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Jim Clayton, 91 The mobile home mogul grew up in a Tennessee log cabin; his family were tenant farmers on the property.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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Farm to table refers to food sourced directly from local farms, ranches, dairies or producers, with fewer middlemen between growers and the people eating the food.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
22 May 2026
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What farm to table actually means At its core, farm to table describes food sourced directly from local farms, ranches, dairies or producers, with fewer middlemen between growers and consumers.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
22 May 2026
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Case details Brewer, a farmhand, was convicted in the 1990 murder of an Amarillo flooring company owner.—
Erik Ortiz,
NBC news,
20 May 2026
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The former Toronto farmhand brought a ton of energy when he was first brought up from Providence, enough to earn him a two-year extension.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
9 May 2026
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“Field hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/field%20hand. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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