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acre

[ey-ker] / ˈeɪ kər /
NOUN
piece of land, unit of area
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From Huddleston’s nearby piece of property, it sought 71 at $60,000 per acre.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

The lab sat on an acre of land in a forest that straddles the border of Abidagba and Iroto villages.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

Located on Miami Beach’s ultraexclusive Star Island, the 10-bedroom, 12-bath mansion sits on more than an acre of waterfront land with approximately 240 feet of Biscayne Bay frontage.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

There were also two fires in San Luis Obispo County — the 10 acre Twitchel fire and a 543 acre fire at a solar ranch, which was 80% contained by the end of the day.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

Rocks, dirt, barbed wire, ferocious dogs, menacing guards, and acre after acre of drab barracks stretched as far as I could see.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson

Since then, the government granted legal status to dozens of outposts and opened thousands of acres of land to Jewish settlers.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

Eight years ago he dedicated two acres of his farm in Wayanad Kerala, to the crop.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

"This is 1,000 acres, it's a big farm. Anyone could be anywhere and you wouldn't know."

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

The animosity dates back to the board’s decision last year to purchase 20 acres where they hope to eventually build a new fire station and civic hub.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

And if Dino-land turns out to be a bust, guess who owns thirteen thousand acres of nothing?

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman



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