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cultivation

[kuhl-tuh-vey-shuhn] / ˌkʌl təˈveɪ ʃən /




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Food labeled as organic in the state of California has to be registered with the California Department of Food and Agriculture and conform to principles of cultivation.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

In the vast greenhouses, trays of plants shuttle around on rollers, which deliver them to the next stage of cultivation in sequence.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Agriculture is also a major emitter through the methane released by livestock during digestion as well as rice cultivation, where flooded fields create ideal conditions for methane-emitting bacteria.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Services like Google and Facebook already engage in this sort of nudging, manipulation and cultivation of dependency on their existing user base.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

It may well be that foragers switched from gathering wild wheat to intense wheat cultivation, not to increase their normal food supply, but rather to support the building and running of a temple.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari




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