farmer
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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
"There's not one farmer in Ireland or Northern Ireland that wants to be out protesting. They have enough to do."
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
A farmer played a one-stringed harp like a hunter’s bow and sang to himself as he waited for someone to buy his chickens.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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Name That Job: Occupational Last Names
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Unit 17, Lesson 3
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