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orchard

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Definition of orchard

as in garden

a place where people grow fruit trees an apple orchard

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Recent Examples of orchard Private river water rights supply irrigation, sustaining the gardens and orchards year-round. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 July 2026 In Salento, each town nestled into a shallow valley or slim rise has its own dialectal name for the almond in its varied manifestations—as tree, as fruit, as orchard. — Angelica Calabrese, Longreads, 7 July 2026 Its 153 acres are home to sprawling orchards, horse paddocks, and fragrant flower gardens. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 July 2026 In 2010, more than a dozen apple growers sued the University of Minnesota for awarding exclusive rights to its SweeTango apple to an orchard that organized a cooperative of growers to market the variety. — Claire Rush, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for orchard

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The first wind phone was created in 2010 by Japanese garden designer Itaru Sasaki after the loss of his cousin to cancer and then later was dedicated to lives lost in the 2011 tsunami.

— Staff Photographer, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Leave some messiness in your garden and leave the leaves, as decaying leaves are great habitat for fireflies.

— Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 5 July 2026

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The only things keeping Kaskaskia from transforming into a complete ghost town are the richness of the land, too alluring not to farm, and the church.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
The program takes students to the more than 130-year-old Nicolaus Dairy farm in Elk Grove and teaches them about food production.

— Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 5 July 2026

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Fresh from an expansion from 10 to 26 rooms, Songtsam Cizhong Lodge celebrates the region’s history as the brand’s first wine resort featuring private vineyard tastings where Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and Meiguimi are grown.

— Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Established in 1851 in the now-award-winning Barossa Valley by German couple Joseph and Johanna Seppelt, the vineyard is home to one of Australia’s most successful wine dynasties.

— Justin Meneguzzi, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026

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What began as a jean engineered for ranch work and rodeo competition has since become a versatile staple, worn by everyone from working cowboys to everyday consumers.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 14 July 2026
Americans have fallen in love with visiting teams and foreign visitors have become enamored, of all things, with American-size food portions and ranch dressing.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 14 July 2026

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