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agriculture

[ag-ri-kuhl-cher] / ˈæg rɪˌkʌl tʃər /
NOUN
farming, crop production
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The U.S. still sells agriculture, energy, financial services and software.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Thirteen of the dead wolves were taken to the institute in Teramo, which found the "presence of pesticides for agriculture used in poisoned bait for animals".

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Because of that, the high cost of fuel equals higher food prices, making the agriculture industry highly sensitive to price shocks from fuel, specifically diesel.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

This exceeds the program’s 2023 peak in the county, when 18.1% of all agriculture jobs were filled by H-2A, before wage increases caused many growers to drop out of the program in 2024 and 2025.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Irrigation agriculture and fish farming provide ideal living conditions for the snails carrying schistosomiasis and for flukes that burrow through our skin as we wade through the feces-laden water.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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