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cultivation

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




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The cultivation of orchids is a resource heavy business.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

The on-site cultivation holds another benefit, though: giving the customers an inside look at the process, through a large picture window overlooking the grow room.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 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

Under Measure CB, illegal businesses would pay the same tax on gross receipts that legal businesses pay, including 10% on cannabis sales, 5% on medical cannabis sales and 2% on manufacturing, cultivation or other commercialization.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

There is no evidence for large-scale cultivation of apples even in the Fertile Crescent and in Europe until classical Greek times, 8,000 years after the rise of Eurasian food production began.

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




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