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harvester

[hahr-vuh-ster] / ˈhɑr və stər /


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The harvester sweeps along, filling a large trailer with cider apples that Neil and his team have spent all year trying to grow, only to throw away.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

With a roar, the apple harvester starts up.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

"Sometimes the wheat's too dry, so the grain is too small and risks being thrown out with the straw" by the combine harvester, said Franck Laborde, FNSEA's head of climate risk.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

When his harvester broke down in 2023, the repairs cost him $73,000, and the work was done at one of Deere’s authorized dealers because he had nowhere else to go.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 19, 2026

The boy had clamped the jaws of the shrimp harvester on to a single wire in the fence.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

Lower market prices for farm commodities and higher costs for fuel and fertilizer have eroded farmers’ incomes, causing them to refrain from buying new tractors, harvesters and other equipment.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

For mezcal producers and harvesters, that could make sustainable production more complicated.

From Science Daily Apr. 26, 2026

This year also has been a gift to tax-loss harvesters given the AI-inspired tumult under the market’s calm surface.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 18, 2026

He said he had seen videos that showed flocks of ravens hovering behind the harvesters so they could “feast on the carnage.”

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 21, 2025

She muttered her stories to herself while she cooked or cleaned or took the long walk with the other harvesters to the Bog.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill




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