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orchard

[awr-cherd] / ˈɔr tʃərd /
NOUN
fruit farm
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Sher retired to a pear orchard in the Sierra Nevada foothills and served at the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and Sierra Nevada Conservancy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

The harvester is out in this Somerset orchard, but the apples have rotted before they ripened, because of the drought.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

"It's gut-wrenching," says Kimberly Jones of Honey's Cider near Bath, whose orchard has produced only a 10th of its normal amount of apples.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

In Clovis, the local agency hasn’t yet imposed pumping restrictions, but farmer Susie Borneman Silva said she expects limits soon and doesn’t know how it will affect her small almond orchard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

He scrambled through the fence that marked the orchard boundary, and his steps slowed as he saw light flickering from Sheba's hut.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

I spent the summer watching farmers install showers for cows, watch their cauliflowers burn to a crisp in the heat, and search for apples in cider orchards reduced to a tenth of their normal crop.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Nobody else wants to go up to the orchards in Oregon and pick the fruit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

The main plaza of San Ángel Zurumucapio, surrounded by avocado orchards that have brought prosperity to the town.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

It creaked past his shelter, past the collapsed buildings and ravaged orchards towards the west, away from the Yellow Line.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026

The one that signaled the end of the workday in the orchards.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins




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