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Recent Examples of husbandry The five others involved are described in the documents as residents of Montana, Texas and Minnesota who were involved in alternative livestock husbandry and commercial livestock sales, according to court documents. Ashley R. Williams, CNN, 16 Mar. 2024 Require sustainable farming methods, regenerative soil husbandry and local production of produce. The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2024 Europeans introduced horses and large attack dogs to the Americas, as well as cows, sheep, pigs, and chickens that were cultivated in large-scale livestock husbandry, which dispossessed the indigenous of their lands. Marcy Norton, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024 The Reichardt family has devoted the last 30 years to perfecting a line of ducks famed for succulent pink meat and well suited to the slower, less stressful husbandry of a small Petaluma farm. Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 1 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for husbandry
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Noun
  • The company celebrated its 20th anniversary earlier this year, and brought out some of its creators on stage that have broken through the pop culture zeitgeist to emphasize the evolution of the creator economy from kids in their basements to billion-dollar studios.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2025
  • The land quickly became part of Jamaica’s growing sugar economy, worked by enslaved Africans and generating profits for the Dickinson family.
    Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • Livia, 55, opened up to Hello magazine about her life running a sustainable farming business with her brothers in Italy's Umbria region, recent battle with breast cancer and the demise of her fashion brand Eco-Age in an article published Monday, May 5.
    Tommy McArdle, People.com, 7 May 2025
  • In the event of a catastrophic event like a nuclear attack or solar storm, an average-sized city’s (surviving) population doesn’t necessarily require a huge amount of nearby farming space to sustain itself.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 May 2025
Noun
  • The Energy and Commerce Committee was directed to find $880 billion in savings.
    Riley Beggin, USA Today, 13 May 2025
  • Long-haul destinations, like Sydney, have seen fare drops worth hundreds of dollars in savings.
    Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2025
Noun
  • At the same time, the legislation would invest $60 billion in new money for agriculture programs, sending aid to farmers.
    Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
  • As natural landscapes are converted to agriculture or taken over by urban sprawl, logging operations and oil and gas exploration, ecosystems become fragmented and the space that species need to survive and reproduce disappears.
    Karrigan Börk, The Conversation, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • Hooded eyes, a linear slash for a mouth, a square jaw, a tousle of hair — the startling frugality of lines that bring the dying sitter to full life embodies the knowing depth of the couple’s relationship.
    Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
  • But while the fine dining scene is flourishing, the everyday staples still tell a story of hardship, frugality, and a desire to waste nothing.
    David Nikel, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • While there, the militia restored some of the damage done to the earthworks by cultivation and modernization.
    Kevin Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2025
  • Winning today means being dynamic and supportive of job cultivation at the same fast pace our employers run.
    Will Anderson, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The first Outfit Repeater L.A. event was a success, drawing a crowd of fashion enthusiasts and women who wanted to sell their beloved wardrobes directly to buyers, bypassing the intermediary of a thrift store.
    Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
  • There's nothing like the thrill of finding the perfect piece at the thrift store.
    Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 May 2025

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“Husbandry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/husbandry. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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