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crop

noun as in harvest of fruit, vegetable

verb as in cut, trim off

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Under Sean Ono Lennon’s direction, these collections have proven, time and time again, to be the cream of the crop when it comes to celebrating the post-Beatles legacy.

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Its nickname recalls a time when farmers would use the moon's brightness to collect crops in the evening.

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Brad Smith, a crop farmer in northwest Illinois, said he welcomed the prospect of relief, after China stopped buying US soybeans in May.

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The young crop of fans makes Ferrante “feel old,” she said, “but then it makes me feel connected to another generation.”

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The Harvest Moon is the name given to the full Moon that rises closest to the autumn equinox, traditionally a time for gathering crops.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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