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a person who cultivates the land and grows crops on it
encountered an indigenous people who were experienced cultivators of the soil as well as highly skilled craftsmen
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This is for soil-only cultivators who never use chemicals, among other requirements.
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Lindsey Bartlett, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
Smaller cannabis cultivators, rather than chains, may be the best place to start.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024
Until the 1980s, Ankara remained faithful to a policy of import substitution as a means to strengthen domestic manufacturers and cultivators.
—Ryan Gingeras, Foreign Affairs, 10 May 2016
Lindsey Bartlett, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
Smaller cannabis cultivators, rather than chains, may be the best place to start.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024
Until the 1980s, Ankara remained faithful to a policy of import substitution as a means to strengthen domestic manufacturers and cultivators.
—Ryan Gingeras, Foreign Affairs, 10 May 2016
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“Cultivators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cultivators. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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