plantations
Example Sentences
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American inspectors in Michoacán, who monitor plantations and packing plants to ensure the fruit is pest-free, occasionally have found themselves in the cross-hairs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Its missionary arm ran slave-farmed plantations in the Caribbean to fund the spread of Anglicanism, individual members of clergy were slave owners, and the Church received large donations from slave traders.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
To the left and right, a dense forest frames the scene, while farther off, in the middle distance, a few lonely plantations and houses can barely be made out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
Cases under investigation include pastures declared on archaeological sites, olive trees in a military airport and banana plantations on Mount Olympus.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
Escapes were a part of life at Mount Vernon and other plantations.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
