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Which ancient civilization flourished in the Fertile Crescent, a center of early agriculture?

agriculture

[ag-ri-kuhl-cher] / ˈæg rɪˌkʌl tʃər /
NOUN
farming, crop production
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I listened as he recited talking points about why Chinese-manufactured drones were important for agriculture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

The approach may also support future developments in medicine, agriculture, electronics, and energy technologies.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

Big-money tycoons have leveraged their fortunes to shape the state with their railroads, mines, newspapers, oil businesses and ranching and agriculture.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

The country's largest trade union federation, Cosatu, told AFP that between 3,000 and 10,000 agriculture and manufacturing jobs could be on the line.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

They had no intensive agriculture, and only questionably any agriculture at all.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond


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