farming
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Eden Bower, a statuesque young woman, aspires to stardom on the stage; her real name is Edna Bowers—“her father sold farming machinery in Huntington, Illinois.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
The district is anchored in the eastern side of Bakersfield, home to California’s once-thriving oil fields, and stretches northward toward Fresno to include swaths of agricultural lands and small farming towns.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
“How can we be happy about Google coming?” said 42-year-old Pyla Kondamma, who is giving up farming, although she concedes she is getting around $83,000 in compensation from the government.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Amid mounting losses the family gave up farming and in 2005 moved to the city - to Bengaluru - and started a vegetable shop.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Selvam, who for all that he had been reared on the land and had the earth in his blood, yet did not take to farming.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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