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cultivation

[kuhl-tuh-vey-shuhn] / ˌkʌl təˈveɪ ʃən /




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The team investigated how wild plants responded to early human cultivation and found that farming practices strongly favored individuals that could compete more effectively than their wild ancestors.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

Barbed wire served as a symbol of violence and oppression, but also of agriculture, cultivation and survival.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

But cultivation really took off after 2021, thanks to media coverage.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

It hopes Israeli help can significantly boost the amount of land under cultivation from its current level of just 3 percent.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

Frank refused to believe he’d been chosen by the Fates to go on this quest just so he could take online courses in turnip cultivation.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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