parcels

Example Sentences

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But the state has rightly continued to hold out for parcels worth having, arguing that worthless land violated the spirit of the original agreement.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

This has generated huge volumes of small parcels that they say escape customs duties and pose unfair competition to local retailers.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

That same year, he snapped up two bayfront houses in Coconut Grove for $106.9 million, before also buying up multiple parcels of land on Star Island for a combined $169 million.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Acting as couriers, they take up parcels of host bacterial DNA and deliver them to neighbouring bacteria.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

“You got it all, huh,” is what she says, as I take the parcels out for her inspection.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood