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orchard

[awr-cherd] / ˈɔr tʃərd /
NOUN
fruit farm
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In Clovis, the local agency hasn’t yet imposed pumping restrictions, but farmer Susie Borneman Silva said she expects limits soon and doesn’t know how it will affect her small almond orchard.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

The 75-year-old farmer's eyes filled with tears as he walked through his orchard in the village of Vosketap, where a breeze from snowcapped Mount Ararat, across the border in Turkey, dispelled the summer heat.

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

Mora said that, at the end of the day, some people even came to the orchard to pick up the fruit that had been tossed to the side.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 2026

She said orchard ermine and bird-cherry ermine caterpillars also made webs.

From BBC May 13, 2026

“I’m afraid I’m not good on dragons. I know the red-winged, the silver, the yellow, the starlit, the bearded, and the orchard dragon. But the sea is my specialism, not the sky.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

It creaked past his shelter, past the collapsed buildings and ravaged orchards towards the west, away from the Yellow Line.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

Jimmy, Kynren's birds and conservation curator, and his 16-strong team care for 170 birds housed year-round in aviaries and enclosed orchards behind the 2,500-seat theatre.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

In the mango-growing heartland of Tando Allahyar, Mohammad Shakeel manages orchards that grow the golden-yellow Sindhri variety, named after the province where it flourishes and famous for its rich flavour and juicy pulp.

From Barron's Jun. 21, 2026

Lopez will have ample opportunity to enjoy the verdant surroundings in Hidden Hills, courtesy of her new home’s “lushly landscaped private grounds,” which include “spectacular orchards with multiple fruit trees,” as well as staggering views.

From MarketWatch Jun. 2, 2026

For the most part, that adoption was linked to our adoption of food production, which required us to remain close to our crops, orchards, and stored food surpluses.

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




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