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pastoralism

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as in agriculture

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Recent Examples of pastoralism One 2024 study of ancient DNA tracked the genetic changes in Europe amid major migrations and the transition to farming and pastoralism. — Kermit Pattison, Scientific American, 20 May 2025 Rather than being constantly on the move, traditional Maasai pastoralism has been more about strategic relocation. — Christine Ro, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024 For her, this discovery adds to the evidence that nomadic dairy pastoralism has sustained Mongolians for thousands of years. — Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2024 But the report’s recommendations point away from pastoralism. — Michael Benanav, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for pastoralism

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As of November, pineapple fields had expanded to around 100 hectares (248 acres) in the administrative region that includes Compaoré's farm, the regional director of agriculture, Adanabou Eric Pascal, told local media at the time.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
The Indus basin supplies about 80% of the country's irrigated agriculture, a sector that employs 65% of the labor force and represents roughly 25% of Pakistan's gross domestic product, according to data compiled by Chatham House.

— Sam Meredith,Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of agriculture

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Kola Jean, the agricultural engineer at Compaoré's farm who helps to train others on pineapple farming, estimated that over 100 farmers are now getting into production.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
This airborne cyborg—manufactured by XAG, an agricultural-technology company that also makes autonomous vehicles, sensor systems, and other smart-farming tools—is simultaneously an agent of cultivation and destruction.

— Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

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The great monoculture of which Parton was the apogee began to fall apart with the advent of cable television in the 1980s and was eventually atomized completely by the internet.

— David Kamp, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026
Parton endeared herself to the red and the blue, the heartland and the coasts, even as the monoculture splintered and political polarization turned friends into strangers.

— Josh Feldman, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026

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