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Recent Examples of sharecropping
Boyce Upholt, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
He’s been living in this environment in Clarksdale, Mississippi, in this constant life cycle of sharecropping, going to church, taking care of his family, and repeating it over and over again.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
Noun
By the late eighteen-sixties, landowners had settled on sharecropping—a system that kept agricultural workers, many of them former slaves, in perpetual debt—to rebuild their economic dominance after the Civil War.
—Boyce Upholt, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
He’s been living in this environment in Clarksdale, Mississippi, in this constant life cycle of sharecropping, going to church, taking care of his family, and repeating it over and over again.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharecropping
Noun
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For Ben Palen, a fifth-generation farmer and farming consultant, solutions are tough, and relief feels minimal.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 May 2026
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Add a serious, well-past-due modernization push, processing capacity, storage, precision farming, EU-standard systems, and total capital needs plausibly rise to $90-100 billion.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Blue Bay Resort A visit to Belmont Estate provides insights into traditional cacao farming and chocolate production, from bean to bar, while Tri-Island Chocolate connects visitors with local farmers to learn about cocoa, honey and spice cultivation with its Rastafarian Roots-to-Bar experience.—
Taryn White,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Bean cultivation dates back thousands of years, and the plants have been a critical part of the human diet throughout history.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Every year, hundreds of thousands of foreign laborers are drawn to America by the promise of steady, seasonal farmwork through the H-2A program.—
Max Blau,
ProPublica,
5 Feb. 2026
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The most popular images depicting families are centered around nature and farmwork, leaving out indoor bonding activities like sharing meals, getting ready for work and school, playing games and shopping.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Hispanic voters are often misunderstood, with many viewing the bloc as motivated by issues of immigration and agriculture, according to the Los Angeles Times and previous Statesman reporting.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
16 May 2026
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Girdhar brings more than 20 years of financial leadership experience within the agriculture and beverage industries.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Even better, zucchinis, beans, and peas can all use the same trellising system, saving you time and gardening space.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 May 2026
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To add some movement to your day-to-day, consider walking, light stretching, or even active chores like gardening.—
Petra Guglielmetti,
Glamour,
14 May 2026
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Additionally, 57 percent of acreage uses no-till or conservation tillage, minimizing soil disturbance to reduce erosion, improve water infiltration and lower fuel use.—
SJ Studio,
Footwear News,
6 Apr. 2026
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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.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Mar. 2026
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Tim Johnson is senior director of horticulture at the Chicago Botanic Garden.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
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Show attendees were eager to see the year’s blue-ribbon horticulture awards for roses, cut-stem flowers, herbaceous perennials and dozens of other plant categories that were displayed in Templars Hall.—
Amy Stark Shireman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2026
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“Sharecropping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharecropping. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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