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people of cultivation appreciate the special experience that only live theater can provide
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Six days after the Thomases purchased the property, the county ordered them to cease cultivation — which the Thomases never engaged in, the couple says in court papers — and tear down the unpermitted building.
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
Under the new state rules, fines can be levied for all unlicensed commercial cannabis activity, including the cultivation, manufacturing, processing, distribution, or retail sale of cannabis products.
—Judith Prieve, The Mercury News, 29 May 2024
China’s unrivaled production of solar panels and electric vehicles is built on an earlier cultivation of the chemical, steel, battery and electronics industries, as well as large investments in rail lines, ports and highways.
—Jim Tankersley, New York Times, 27 May 2024
Their cultivation of sacred stingless bees—still emulated in the Yucatán Peninsula today—provided both pollination for their crops and honey to use in food, rituals and medicine.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2024
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
Under the new state rules, fines can be levied for all unlicensed commercial cannabis activity, including the cultivation, manufacturing, processing, distribution, or retail sale of cannabis products.
—Judith Prieve, The Mercury News, 29 May 2024
China’s unrivaled production of solar panels and electric vehicles is built on an earlier cultivation of the chemical, steel, battery and electronics industries, as well as large investments in rail lines, ports and highways.
—Jim Tankersley, New York Times, 27 May 2024
Their cultivation of sacred stingless bees—still emulated in the Yucatán Peninsula today—provided both pollination for their crops and honey to use in food, rituals and medicine.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2024
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“Cultivation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cultivation. Accessed 12 Jun. 2024.
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cultivation
noun
cul·ti·va·tion
ˌkəl-tə-ˈvā-shən 
1
: the act or art of cultivating especially the soil
Medical Definition
cultivation
noun
cul·ti·va·tion
ˌkəl-tə-ˈvā-shən
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