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gardening

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Definition of gardening

as in horticulture

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Recent Examples of gardening The park district offers 131 rental plots at the gardens and gardening classes to the community, the release said. — Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026 Luckily, a small Vietnamese restaurant on Lexington Avenue became a welcome space for bahn mi and a discussion of the great man theory, the midterm elections, and using AI for gardening advice. — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026 Many people discovered it during COVID when outdoor experiences and gardening (the farm gives away compost) were safe activities. — Lisa Hughes, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 Home Harvest is the latest contender in this indoor smart garden space, with two appliances designed to turn microgreens, herbs, and salads into something halfway between a countertop convenience and a gardening project. — New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gardening

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Theodore Payne Foundation director of horticulture Tim Becker will demonstrate how to cultivate a variety of locally native plants from cuttings of each plant.

— Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
Matthew McKernan is a consumer horticulture associate at the Kansas State University extension.

— Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of horticulture

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There is not enough arable land in China to both expand soybean cultivation and sustain self-reliance in staple grains.

— JOEL WUTHNOW, Foreign Affairs, 2 Nov. 2026
Mission Garden hosts public events and classes and grows heritage crops on an O’odham site that has been under cultivation for 4,000 years.

— Tovar Cerulli, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of cultivation

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The strange discovery was made earlier this month at the Historic Hayes Farm in Edenton, where restoration specialist Andrew Ownbey is restoring key parts of the 194-acre farming complex.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2026
A number of the candidates motivated by HB 5468 are from rural communities, where homeschooling and farming can go together.

— Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of farming

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Supporters said the amendment would help support struggling agriculture businesses, pointing to food security as a national security issue.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026
In a sign of the campaign's competitiveness, many of Iowa's prominent industry groups in agriculture and business declined to weigh in on the contest, endorsing in other contests but not the governor's race.

— CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of agriculture

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Torn between toiling away at farmwork, his corrective swimming lessons, and learning music from a local organist — the elderly Michel (Alexandre Astier, Clichy’s former directing partner), who shows him more kindness than most — Christophe’s world gradually widens.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 19 May 2026
Every year, hundreds of thousands of foreign laborers are drawn to America by the promise of steady, seasonal farmwork through the H-2A program.

— Max Blau, ProPublica, 5 Feb. 2026

Definition of farmwork

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Reduced tillage or no-till was used by 91 percent of participating growers; 56 percent planted cover crops.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
America’s wealthiest are snapping up huge swathes of farmland, and while some are using it for their elaborate hobbies, agriculture advocates worry the broader trend of the rich purchasing tillage is putting the livelihood of actual farmers at risk.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026