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Recent Examples of monoculture
One of monoculture’s final touchstones reared its head this week, maybe for the last time: People’s Sexiest Man Alive.
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
The monoculture, which the retailer so deftly navigated back then, does not exist anymore, says Sherman of social media changing consumer habits.
—Tara John, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
Economist Daniela Russi underscores the fact that the low yield of biofuels crops typically necessitates large-scale monocultures, which often require substantial inputs of fertilizers, pesticides, and industrial machinery.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 8 Aug. 2024
Among the numerous reasons for the decline were poor varieties, namely the Ben Davis, but also the consequences of an expanding monoculture resulting in increases in insect and disease pressure.
—arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
The monoculture, which the retailer so deftly navigated back then, does not exist anymore, says Sherman of social media changing consumer habits.
—Tara John, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
Economist Daniela Russi underscores the fact that the low yield of biofuels crops typically necessitates large-scale monocultures, which often require substantial inputs of fertilizers, pesticides, and industrial machinery.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 8 Aug. 2024
Among the numerous reasons for the decline were poor varieties, namely the Ben Davis, but also the consequences of an expanding monoculture resulting in increases in insect and disease pressure.
—arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monoculture
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The demands of California’s agriculture and population growth have had severe consequences for native fish species since the early 20th century, with roughly 80% of previous populations of native salmon, trout, sturgeon and the delta smelt.—
Ari Plachta,
Sacramento Bee,
25 Jan. 2025
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As a result, those in California’s most immigrant-reliant industries — manufacturing, agriculture, hospitality, construction — are limiting their trips or staying home.—
Hunter Clauss,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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However, organic milk is made from cows that undergo strict farming practices, resulting in higher production costs and a higher price for consumers.—
Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, RDN,
Health,
20 Jan. 2025
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What To Know Several different industries and sectors have raised concerns about Trump's potential mass deportations, from human rights groups to farming and restaurant industry advocates.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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The pandemic further accelerated this trend, as consumers turned to cannabis cultivation as a therapeutic, self-sufficient hobby.—
Javier Hasse,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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The council removed the medical-only restriction in 2020 to allow adult-use cultivation and nurseries.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Jan. 2025
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Rather than being constantly on the move, traditional Maasai pastoralism has been more about strategic relocation.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes,
9 Sep. 2024
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For her, this discovery adds to the evidence that nomadic dairy pastoralism has sustained Mongolians for thousands of years.—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Discover Magazine,
25 June 2024
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While there has been loads of research on animal husbandry, there has not been all that much investigation into animals’ conscious experiences outside their role as food products for humans.—
Melanie Stetson Freeman,
The Christian Science Monitor,
22 Nov. 2024
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This ordinance embraces the presence of livestock and bees through animal husbandry.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Detroit Free Press,
27 Nov. 2024
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These cultures are differentiated by the role of AI within the organization and its integration with other aspects of company culture.—
London School of Economics,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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In some cultures, they were feared as omens of bad luck or even linked to witchcraft.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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Not even farmers, when agribusiness destroyed their livelihoods in the 1950s, degraded themselves by lamenting unharvested ears of content.—
Joel Stein,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Jan. 2025
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Republicans still reign supreme in fossil fuels, fast food, and agribusiness, while Democrats retain their bases in organized labor, education, and the public sector.—
Matthew Karp,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Oct. 2024
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“Monoculture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monoculture. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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