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or workfolks
as in tenant farmer
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These opportunities weren’t universally available to all girls though, as there were barriers to entry for both African American and poor white daughters of tenant farmers and sharecroppers.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
25 July 2025 -
This was a common practice in British rule, as seen with the Irish tenant farmers, as well as in Great Britain’s dominant involvement in the slave trade.—
Tanya Talaga
July 24,
Literary Hub,
24 July 2025
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Part of his mission as an exemplary gentleman farmer was to convince his peers to attend to their estates and, in so doing, bring them back into the fold of solid Roman traditions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Feb. 2026
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California’s beautiful water was tamed water, a community irrigation water system ideal for the gentleman farmer.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Aug. 2023
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And businesses from Australian wine makers to Norwegian salmon farmers have been frozen out of the massive China market in recent years when their governments fell foul of Beijing.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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Did Daylight Saving Time start because of farmers?—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
5 Feb. 2026
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McAdams, who did yeoman’s work in Raimi’s previous movie (the aforementioned Marvel sequel), is the perfect fit for this kind of nonsensical Hollywood role.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2026
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Advertisement Over the years, the government has made a yeoman’s effort at explaining the reason for the no-fault nature of the court—which has nothing to do with Washington cutting sweetheart deals with Big Pharma.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
22 Dec. 2025
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“Workfolk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workfolk. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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