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Recent Examples of campesino
The consequences were devastating for Andean campesinos of Indigenous descent, who had been a strong base of support for the new president.
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Stephanie McNulty & Sarah Chartock / Made By History, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
The only way to keep vallenato alive is for the campesino to not be displaced.
—Daniella Tello-Garzon, refinery29.com, 6 Aug. 2024
In the 1980s, campesinos began to grow the fruit too.
—Viridiana Hernández Fernández, Discover Magazine, 3 June 2024
The workforce is graying; nearly three-quarters of Mexican campesinos are over 45.
—Mary Beth Sheridan, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
This was particularly true at Ayotzinapa, thanks to a long guerrilla tradition: multiple campesino movements had flourished in Guerrero in the sixties and seventies, and two of their leaders, Lucio Cabañas and Genaro Vázquez Rojas, had close ties to the school.
—Alma Guillermoprieto, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
Most had kept a long silence about their indigenous heritage for fear of being ridiculed: Indigenous people were country people—uneducated campesinos stereotyped as gullible or backward.
—Robert M. Poole, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Oct. 2011
My joy for contemplative platicas on porches comes from this southern campesino practice of pause.
—Nic Rodríguez Villafañe, refinery29.com, 13 July 2023
Flamin’ Hot also sends the message that no waiter, janitor, housekeeper, campesino, or other blue-collar worker is unworthy of respect.
—Sylvio Martins, Bon Appétit, 12 June 2023
Stephanie McNulty & Sarah Chartock / Made By History, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
The only way to keep vallenato alive is for the campesino to not be displaced.
—Daniella Tello-Garzon, refinery29.com, 6 Aug. 2024
In the 1980s, campesinos began to grow the fruit too.
—Viridiana Hernández Fernández, Discover Magazine, 3 June 2024
The workforce is graying; nearly three-quarters of Mexican campesinos are over 45.
—Mary Beth Sheridan, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
This was particularly true at Ayotzinapa, thanks to a long guerrilla tradition: multiple campesino movements had flourished in Guerrero in the sixties and seventies, and two of their leaders, Lucio Cabañas and Genaro Vázquez Rojas, had close ties to the school.
—Alma Guillermoprieto, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
Most had kept a long silence about their indigenous heritage for fear of being ridiculed: Indigenous people were country people—uneducated campesinos stereotyped as gullible or backward.
—Robert M. Poole, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Oct. 2011
My joy for contemplative platicas on porches comes from this southern campesino practice of pause.
—Nic Rodríguez Villafañe, refinery29.com, 13 July 2023
Flamin’ Hot also sends the message that no waiter, janitor, housekeeper, campesino, or other blue-collar worker is unworthy of respect.
—Sylvio Martins, Bon Appétit, 12 June 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for campesino
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Kehoe, in his first speech, also emphasized a need to reduce taxes and regulations on businesses and farmers.Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 13 Jan. 2025
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Midwest states are also actively luring California dairy farmers to their region with promises of fewer regulations.Kenny Torrella, Vox, 13 Jan. 2025
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Artists are launching their own lines of cannabis products, typically pairing up with existing cultivators to get their brands on dispensary shelves.Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2024
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This is for soil-only cultivators who never use chemicals, among other requirements.Lindsey Bartlett, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
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Gifford says that in some cases, freezing temperatures can damage your planters.Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
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The cheerful giraffe is one of several animal planters to choose from, with other options including an adorable dachshund, spiky hedgehog and sly fox.Catherine Garcia, theweek, 3 Dec. 2024
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But it’s based a song about sharecroppers, ‘Penny’s Farm,’ from the 1920s, which Pete Seeger had recorded in 1950!Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Dec. 2024
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Who is Willie Hines, Jr.? Hines' parents were born to sharecroppers in Arkansas and each worked in cotton fields as children.Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Campesino.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campesino. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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