agrarian

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This framework also helps explain why agrarian societies, which normally benefit from living spread out, sometimes gathered in cities despite the financial and social costs.

From Science Daily

Sparta was an agrarian oligarchy whose muscle was its hoplite horde.

From The Wall Street Journal

Following the devastation of the Korean War and lacking natural resources, the country turned to its people’s work ethic to lift it out of agrarian poverty.

From Washington Times

At just around two hours, Alcarràs does not follow a straightforward narrative, which can make some scenes feel redundant, but there is something to appreciate in the way the film's pacing mirrors agrarian life.

From Salon

After high school, she abandoned the agrarian life for a year to attend the University of Illinois, but she soon returned to marry another farmer, Norman Richter.

From New York Times