cropping

Example Sentences

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The process got more mechanized through the back half of the American Century—out with the cover cropping, in with the monocrop, packed tight as can be.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Issues within the deal are already cropping up.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

“Poaching is again cropping up, residents are frustrated,” said Anderson Soko, a Zambian who hunted illegally inside Kasungu in the 1990s but has since joined anti-poaching initiatives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

That phrase started cropping up again this week on a series of billboards in major cities around the world, drawing hundreds of fans who wanted to take their picture next to the message.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

She talked about finishing college and going to law school, but distractions kept cropping up.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls