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Many of the dispossessed took to the woods and subsisted by slash-and-burn tillage, while others immigrated to Manchuria and Japan in search of jobs; the majority of Korean residents now in those areas are their descendants.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Mar. 2026
Plus, monocropping often goes hand in hand with tillage.
—Matt Alderton, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
Fifty-seven percent of acres are under no-till or conservation tillage, reducing erosion and fuel use.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 2 Dec. 2025
The railway boom brought millions of acres of arable land under tillage.
—David McWilliams, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Mar. 2026
Plus, monocropping often goes hand in hand with tillage.
—Matt Alderton, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
Fifty-seven percent of acres are under no-till or conservation tillage, reducing erosion and fuel use.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 2 Dec. 2025
The railway boom brought millions of acres of arable land under tillage.
—David McWilliams, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tillage
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“Tillage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tillage. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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tillage
noun
till·age
ˈtil-ij 
1
: the process of tilling land
2
: cultivated land
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