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agrarian

[uh-grair-ee-uhn] / əˈgrɛər i ən /


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In a long career before his death in August, at the age of 92, the agrarian writer Wendell Berry argued that modern agriculture was decimating family farms, hollowing out rural communities and poisoning the planet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

The digital revolution rocked the analog world of art, media and communication on a scale the industrial revolution did to agrarian and handicraft economies more than a century ago.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

People across the world adapt to a more agrarian lifestyle, learning to fill the land with root vegetables, grains and legumes.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

The U.S. had evolved from a predominantly agrarian to an urbanized, industrial society, and its institutions needed to evolve as well.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026

International economists often describe South Korea as the single most impressive example of what free markets, democratic government, and elbow grease can do to transform a small agrarian backwater into a global powerhouse.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden


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