irrigate
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Winemakers in Argentina's wine capital rely on fresh water from the Andes mountains to irrigate their crops.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
With practically no fuel left, he is finding it ever harder to harvest and irrigate his crops, relying for power mainly on a solar panel provided by the state.
From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026
Fondomonte, part of the Saudi dairy giant Almarai, is by far the largest water user in the area, using dozens of wells to to irrigate alfalfa that it ships overseas to the Middle East.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026
But syrup producers do not plant, irrigate, fertilize or use insecticides on their self-sufficient forests.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025
To feed Norte Chico’s burgeoning population, Shady discovered, the valley folk learned how to irrigate the soil.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Vocabulary lists containing irrigate
Chapter 1: The First Americans
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Civilizations and Peoples of the Fertile Crescent, Lessons 1–2
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Unit 1: Ecological Systems
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