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harvest

[hahr-vist] / ˈhɑr vɪst /




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This is at least three weeks' early for harvest, but they are not picking up the fruit to make cider.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

A trucking company can’t quickly replace its fleet, and a farmer cannot stop using diesel during harvest.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

The apple harvest in Germany is also expected to take a hit from the parched weather, Germany's Federal Statistical Office said in a report also released Tuesday.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

Companies may judge it more important to harvest more AI computational work from new chips than to boost profits by running old, less efficient ones.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

But only to a farm, to work the fields until the harvest.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

The effects of the near-total closure of the Strait of Hormuz are compounded by expectations of a strong El Nino, which could disrupt harvests across key farming regions and further tighten global supplies.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

"That's unthinkable compared to only a decade ago and it will be one of the earliest harvests on record," he said, adding yields were a third lower than normal.

From Barron's Aug. 3, 2026

The drought conditions have led to significant impacts, including low river flow and early harvests.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

Strong events can disrupt harvests, reduce crop yields and lift global food prices.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

Those wild cereal harvests were precursors to the domestication of the earliest crops, the cereals wheat and barley, in the Fertile Crescent.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

“Meta harvested kids data. That’s how Meta makes money,” O’Neill said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

Apples are by far the most widely harvested tree fruit in Germany, and the agency said the decline was due to "recurring heatwaves and persistent dry weather during the spring and summer of 2026".

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

More than 200 parameters go into creating the “perfect Pringle,” from the flour’s particle size and the dough’s humidity to the geography where the potatoes were harvested, according to Laenen.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

The pristine farms, forests, ocean and rivers serve as the country’s pantry, where Māori food is regional, and ingredients are harvested based on seasonality and availability.

From Salon Jul. 26, 2026

On both sides of the road we passed endless fields of harvested cotton plants.

From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez

Only 11 percent supported opening more land for timber harvesting and mining.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

"Cytology brushes can be used when dry and do an excellent job of harvesting cellular material without damaging the integrity of the artifact being sampled," says Breen.

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

A short distance away from Al-Louh, a group of farmers was harvesting eggplants even though they were still unripe, knowing they probably wouldn’t get another chance.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

Moisture content has to be at a specific level for harvesting different crops.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

Saving precious daylight hours could mean the difference between harvesting the food before the first frost or not, and having enough nourishment for the winter or not.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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