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till the soil



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The third time we visited Tamara we were told she had left for the nearby fields early in the morning, to till the soil.

From BBC Nov. 28, 2023

All of his crops — tomatoes, cucumbers and sweet potatoes — now lie dead in the fields and must be uprooted before he can till the soil anew and start over.

From Seattle Times Oct. 31, 2023

Jose Fernando taught himself how to drive a trailer to till the soil.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 2, 2022

I have to go till the soil a little bit, so they’re all – they’re filthy now, and they’re on their way to looking right.

From Salon Mar. 20, 2013

I didn't till the soil or weed the flowerbeds or try to graft a tree limb; I sat in the shade and listened to my Japanese language instruction.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan




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