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The evidence points to more intensive farming methods, such as ridge and furrow ploughing to limit erosion and more focused gardening practices.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 27, 2026

"So I tried to take a pretty free hand with it and kind of plow my own furrow."

From Barron's ● Mar. 1, 2026

Harris is exceptionally good at the furrow, the side-eye, the chin stroke, and the silent, syrup-scented “Bless his heart.”

From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2024

He will be remembered for ploughing his own political furrow, regardless of the consequences for his career.

From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2024

But though a furrow grew upon his flesh and a callus formed there as large as a bowl, no rain came.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck

Bites often leave punctures or furrows in bone, but disease, insects, weathering, and erosion can create similar features.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026

"If the baiter hasn't followed quickly enough behind the seeder, the mice are coming along at night and eating the seed out of the furrows," she says.

From BBC ● May 30, 2026

“Hamlin,” read a sign, and for miles in both directions were furrows and beds with only dirt or scrub brush or dead trees.

From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026

The shallow furrows fail to stir emotion and are about as exciting as the irrigation channels they bring to mind.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026

Doc crosses his arms and furrows his eyebrows.

From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone

Julian Hoffman’s remarkable new memoir begins with birds: “The sky was a harbor all of a sudden. Wherever you looked, wings furrowed wakes in the air.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

"The people in charge up there need to take action," the 59-year-old continued, his brow deeply furrowed.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

With eyebrows furrowed, she leaned into the decks, spinning an operatic techno mashup from the turntables and orchestrating the ebb and flow of fans’ bodies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026

Back in 2015, when I lived there, even a mention of a tuna melt drew a furrowed brow.

From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2025

Boaz furrowed his brow, as if she, Clara, was the one who was talking nonsense.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Now, some clients 30 and older are seeking out dermatologists and aestheticians with nursing degrees who can help them maintain a slight patina of wrinkles—at least enough for furrowing and raising the brows.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

There's no slight furrowing of the brow or regret in her voice, nothing that could be read as disappointment.

From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2024

The portrait’s power was unquestionable: In shades of rose, beige and taupe, it captured a young Joan Didion, angst furrowing her brow.

From New York Times ● Dec. 19, 2022

Mr Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron, a key player in attempts to broker peace in Ukraine, stayed close to each other, with Mr Macron furrowing his brow in one particular intense chat.

From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2022

I feel my brow furrowing against my will.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden