harvesting

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At the time, seven of 65 islands and atolls were inhabited, by some 1,500 people who survived largely on fishing and coconut harvesting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

But wild harvesting can be intense, and the insects are not simply picked from the surface of a plant.

From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2026

You can also shave back income by harvesting investment losses to offset realized gains or some earned income.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

It involves feeding mulberry leaves to silkworms, harvesting their cocoons and extracting the silk fibres.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Stairs like the temple’s are hard on his back, which has been bent badly out of shape from all the years of harvesting work.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray