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Today, many cardinals are engaged in pastoral ministry, as bishops of a diocese or archbishops of a larger archdiocese.—
Joanne M. Pierce,
The Conversation,
15 Jan. 2025 -
Something serene and pastoral, even idyllic — resonating in the heart and the imagination.—
Giovanni Russonello,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The world’s largest agricultural importer also bought a record amount of soybeans last year, after buyers concerned about US-China trade tensions rushed to secure US soybeans ahead of incoming US president Donald Trump’s inauguration.—
Reuters,
CNN,
13 Jan. 2025
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Trump is correct about California’s moronic policy that wastes vast amounts of water and starves its agricultural areas for no good reason.—
The Editors,
National Review,
13 Jan. 2025
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Echoing its 12th century roots, San Pietro offers an opportunity for quiet reflections and spa services in a bucolic setting.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes,
12 Jan. 2025
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Every one of the 40 rooms and suites overlooks the bucolic grounds, some with grassy terraces.—
Kasia Dietz,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The sleek, contemporary design harmonizes effortlessly with natural materials and warm details, a nod to the region’s agrarian roots.—
Noel Burgess,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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In the nineteenth century, a schism between the industrial North and the agrarian, slaveholding South culminated in the Civil War.—
Michael Beckley,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Across Africa, aridity has led to a 12% plunge in GDP, partly driven by degradation of arable land.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
10 Dec. 2024
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One study predicted that replacing arable land with Miscanthus × giganteus plantations could sequester between two and three metric tons of carbon per hectare every year in the plants’ underground roots.—
Juergen Eckhardt,
Forbes,
26 Nov. 2024
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“Pastoralist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pastoralist. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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