plantations

Example Sentences

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At first they made money from illegal logging and plantations, later benefitting from a speculative property boom in the cities fuelled by Chinese investors.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Their base case sees Middle East tensions peaking in 2Q before easing in 2H, supporting tactical upside in oil and gas, and plantations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Billy hails from a herd in Malaysia that was culled to clear land for palm and rubber plantations, according to the zoo.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Only one bridge still links Tyre to areas further north, along a narrow, battered coastal road winding between banana plantations and orange trees.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

There were few plantations that could boast that they had never had a slave run away.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry