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harvester

[hahr-vuh-ster] / ˈhɑr və stər /


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Filling up his seven tractors, two semitrailer trucks and a combine harvester for the year cost about $11,500 in 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

With a roar, the apple harvester starts up.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

"Sometimes the wheat's too dry, so the grain is too small and risks being thrown out with the straw" by the combine harvester, said Franck Laborde, FNSEA's head of climate risk.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

Mills farms 4,000 acres with five tractors and a harvester.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026

Ton-Ton took another minute to consider that, and then he stepped off the harvester.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

This season, Yerxa said he’s paying roughly double for the diesel he uses to power the farm’s tractors, combines, harvesters and dozens of other heavy-duty machines.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

For mezcal producers and harvesters, that could make sustainable production more complicated.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 26, 2026

Such changes would violate warranties and could wear down components and risk breakdowns as tractors and harvesters age, the company has said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026

He said he had seen videos that showed flocks of ravens hovering behind the harvesters so they could “feast on the carnage.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2025

The drums of war had not yet silenced the laughter of the harvesters, but Aziz felt the first pinch of heartache when her father didn’t return on the appointed day.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri




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