harvesting

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At the time, seven of 65 islands and atolls were inhabited, by some 1,500 people who survived largely on fishing and coconut harvesting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

You can also shave back income by harvesting investment losses to offset realized gains or some earned income.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

Spreading returns across multiple years, offsetting them through tax-loss harvesting, or executing those trades inside tax-advantaged accounts may have been a more tax-efficient approach.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

The changes in qualifying are, according to a statement from the FIA, "aimed at reducing excessive harvesting and encouraging more consistent flat-out driving".

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

They invented new tools such as stone scythes for harvesting wild wheat, and stone pestles and mortars to grind it.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari