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farmer

[fahr-mer] / ˈfɑr mər /


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A turning point came when an Illinois farmer, Joseph F. Glidden, saw a barbed-wire exhibit at the 1873 DeKalb County Fair.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Earlier this year, a farmer who opposed a proposal in Oklahoma was arrested for tresspassing after he spoke slightly longer than three minutes during public comment at a council meeting.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

One farmer described fields ready to harvest but no diesel to bring the crops in.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

But the farmer who runs the outfit is obsessed with something else: the soaring price of fuel.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

Papa had barely earned money as a farmer.

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis




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