as in to pick
to catch or collect (a crop or natural resource) for human use
harvest salmon from nearby rivers every year we harvest corn from our own garden
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Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2024
Last year’s super-hot September temperatures led to Italy’s most meager grape harvest in 76 years, and 2024 looks only slightly better.
—Vivek Wadhwa, Fortune Europe, 19 Oct. 2024
Will Daniel, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2024
About 75% of the cacao fruit is discarded after the cocoa beans are harvested.
—Richard Collings, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Line your walkway for a trick-or-treat trail or a harvest dinner welcome.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2024
Last year’s super-hot September temperatures led to Italy’s most meager grape harvest in 76 years, and 2024 looks only slightly better.
—Vivek Wadhwa, Fortune Europe, 19 Oct. 2024
Verb
In late 2009, as SVB’s business model was being harvested by the CCP, and partially implemented by some Chinese banks, Wilcox—then SVB’s CEO—was called to a celebration at the Crowne Plaza, a five-star hotel in the Yangpu district of Shanghai by his best friend.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2024
About 75% of the cacao fruit is discarded after the cocoa beans are harvested.
—Richard Collings, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024
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On the business side, the crop of scripts announced before the market is very heavy on genre, especially horror.Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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In the classic black-and-white film Roman Holiday, Audrey Hepburn's character, a princess who is bored with her royal life, cuts her hair into a short, curly crop with baby bangs—a meaningful symbol of her desire for freedom.Kara Nesvig, Allure, 4 Nov. 2024
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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a Republican, asserted in 1995 that traditional Medicare would fade away if its beneficiaries could pick between the original program and private plans.Stephanie Armour, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Smart parents know that when there are two hungry kids hankering for the last cookie, separation of powers looks like this: One sibling makes the cut, and the other picks the first slice.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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An exercise with partially undefined deliverables and an unspecified work plan prepares students for work tasks, such as developing a contribution margin analysis for a product, where a new graduate will need to determine which costs are relevant and how to gather the costs.Steven Wasserman, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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In the meantime, his team hopes to continue working with fishing communities along the river to gather more details about the mysterious giant salmon carp.Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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For me, fishing on tour is more about the experience of being on the water and connecting with people and learning new methods than actually carrying fish.Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 20 Oct. 2024
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The scavenger hunt began with Joan and Mark fishing a message in a bottle out of the ocean.Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
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These innovative transportation construction projects made possible by positive and proactive government actions are likely to reap untold benefits and improve safe travels for everyone.Noël Fletcher, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Fixing maritime boundaries means atoll nations can continue to reap the economic benefit of vast fishing grounds, even if populations must migrate as dry land area is significantly reduced.Reuters, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Harvest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harvest. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.
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