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Recent Examples of sharecropping
Boyce Upholt, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
He’s been living in this environment in Clarksdale, Mississippi, in this constant life cycle of sharecropping, going to church, taking care of his family, and repeating it over and over again.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
Noun
By the late eighteen-sixties, landowners had settled on sharecropping—a system that kept agricultural workers, many of them former slaves, in perpetual debt—to rebuild their economic dominance after the Civil War.
—Boyce Upholt, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
He’s been living in this environment in Clarksdale, Mississippi, in this constant life cycle of sharecropping, going to church, taking care of his family, and repeating it over and over again.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharecropping
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In 2018, Wanetsha Mosinyi joined De Beers as the social impact and sustainability lead at De Beers Group; he is based in Gaborone, Botswana, where he was born and grew up in a farming community.—
Laurie Brookins,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026
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The roughly two-acre park would be the first to directly highlight the Dust Bowl and migrant farming camps of the Great Depression, state officials said.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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In this case, the money is generated entirely by the licensed cannabis industry — from retail taxes of up to 25%, and license fees reaching $60,000 every two years for a dispensary, and $100,000 every two years for a full-size cultivation license.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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The findings suggest silk’s impacts are concentrated earlier in the supply chain than previously assumed—particularly in mulberry cultivation and silkworm rearing.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
13 Apr. 2026
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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
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The most popular images depicting families are centered around nature and farmwork, leaving out indoor bonding activities like sharing meals, getting ready for work and school, playing games and shopping.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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Idaho lawmakers spent hours debating a surge in rodents menacing Boise-area gardens and kitchens and threatening agriculture and public health.—
Karin Brulliard,
Washington Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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But the opportunity was thwarted when, in 2023, following pushback from some local residents, his township passed an ordinance that banned large solar projects from land zoned for agriculture.—
Anna Clark,
ProPublica,
24 Apr. 2026
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Then keep scrolling to shop more deals on gardening essentials at Amazon.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
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Watch this video for six gardening tips to make watering your plants easier.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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Additionally, 57 percent of acreage uses no-till or conservation tillage, minimizing soil disturbance to reduce erosion, improve water infiltration and lower fuel use.—
SJ Studio,
Footwear News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Many of the dispossessed took to the woods and subsisted by slash-and-burn tillage, while others immigrated to Manchuria and Japan in search of jobs; the majority of Korean residents now in those areas are their descendants.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Mar. 2026
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The International Horticulture Exposition will explore sustainability, agriculture and horticulture, helping to bridge the gap between people and nature.—
Joe Van Ryn,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Anthony Reardon is a horticulture agent with Johnson County, K-State University Extension.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Sharecropping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharecropping. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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