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economy, frugality, parsimony, penny-pinching, providence, scrimping, skimping, thrift
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And across the world, depending on the type of husbandry practised, farming is eroding soil at a rate between ten times and more than 100 times faster than new soil forms. — The Economist, "Gloom from the climate-change front line," 10 Aug. 2019 Another version of the dairy husbandry department — which is now the food science department — was established even earlier, in 1908. — Devi Shastri, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Two of UW-Madison's oldest, most heralded departments look to merge," 20 July 2019 The 1920s and 1930s produced some of the worst, and deadliest, floods in our history, many of them the result of bad farming habits and bad husbandry of the land. — Kevin Baker, Harper's magazine, "Where Our New World Begins," 10 May 2019 India’s textile industry grew out of sophisticated husbandry and deeply artisanal handling of its bountiful flora and fauna. — Laura Jacobs, WSJ, "‘The Fabric of India’ Review: A Nation’s Interwoven History," 27 Oct. 2018 Burgeoning shepherds can take classes on breeding, raising, herding and husbandry. — Lindsay Cohn, USA TODAY, "Agriturismo, American style: 8 farm and food experiences in the USA," 15 June 2018 Our animal care experts' experience with dolphin births at Shedd have provided invaluable information on dolphin husbandry and maternal care that is being used around the world. — Jamie Ramsay, Chicago Reader, "These photos of moms and their babies are cuter than any family picture you'll take on Mother's Day," 12 May 2018 The program employs between four to six inmates at any given time, and participants receive education and training on sheep husbandry, bighorn sheep ecology, wildlife management and related topics. — Andy Porter, The Seattle Times, "Domestic sheep program aims to ease problems for bighorns," 26 Apr. 2018 Rebanks contends that what’s really killing this system of traditional husbandry is industrial chicken. — Kieran Dodds, Smithsonian, "Britain’s Lake District Was Immortalized by Beatrix Potter, But Is Its Future in Peril?," 20 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'husbandry.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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