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plantation

[plan-tey-shuhn] / plænˈteɪ ʃən /


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Mr. Rood, a professor of history at the University of Georgia, treats the plantation primarily as a sophisticated economic machine that developed into an engine of profit-making in the modern economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The plantation also became a central component in new transnational commercial networks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

"In Wayanad, going into the plantation at night is risky. We have snakes, wild boars, sometimes even leopards and elephants," he says.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

And there is no sign yet that other projects linked to large-scale deforestation, including a food and energy plantation plan in South Papua, will be halted in this drive.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Lawrence Washington died in 1752, and Washington later purchased his brother’s Mount Vernon plantation for himself.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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