acre
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The company produces steady cash flows from the royalty payments it gets from companies that drill for natural gas across its 3.4-million acre portfolio, and pays it back to shareholders.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
In an email to the Tribune in June, Hughes said the concerns about water use are overblown, noting two nearby golf courses are using more water per acre than his three data center proposals combined.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
He bought an acre of his grandfather’s farmland with a $10,000 student loan, built a barn with an apartment and rescued a macaw named Cisco and umbrella cockatoo named Andrew to bring to children’s parties.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Scientists estimate the site is home to roughly 5.5 million individual bees concentrated within a 1.5 acre area.
From Science Daily • May 28, 2026
“Then tell me how many acres it is, and where exactly it is, and I’ll find out how much an acre of land is going for in that area.”
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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