plantation
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There are glimpses of dogs’ roles during the Middle Ages, the era of plantation slavery and the London Blitz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Eston Hemings was born on May 21, 1808, and raised in slavery at Monticello, the Jefferson plantation in Virginia.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
He was unable to train that day because he had not had time to collect his kit after finishing work at a papaya plantation.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
Gloria Terranova, a 59-year-old coffee plantation worker, said she held out hope that Cepeda might still win the presidency despite finishing second in the first round.
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026
The Christmas-tree plantation was dark as eclipses and whiffed of bleach.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
American inspectors in Michoacán, who monitor plantations and packing plants to ensure the fruit is pest-free, occasionally have found themselves in the cross-hairs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Many vicars, bishops, and archbishops are known to have personally managed investments in plantations, and in the South Sea Company, sometimes paying for renovations to churches and cathedrals.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
Unlike in Mexico, where vast plantations dominate the landscape, nobody grows agave commercially in India - at least not yet.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
Cases under investigation include pastures declared on archaeological sites, olive trees in a military airport and banana plantations on Mount Olympus.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
Some of the runaways and refugees in Yorktown suffered a fate worse than simply returning to their former plantations and homes.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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