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We also have a barn and 2 acres of grapes and fruit trees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The property also boasted 2.76 acres, a loggia, and a pool.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

The engine was responding to the Cranston fire, which burned 2 acres in the Valle Vista community of Riverside County before being contained, according to Watch Duty, a nonprofit that tracks wildfires.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Developers have proposed eight data centers spanning over 7,600 acres, or 12 square miles.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

During World War II, the US government took 500,000 more acres for military use.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz