fertile
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For female athletes, whose careers often peak in the years they are most fertile, the appeal can be particularly powerful.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
While it’s all well and good to connect with people over a mutual hobby, online discourse provides a much more fertile foundation than small talk.
From Slate ● Oct. 11, 2026
Originating from the Americas, peppers found their way to Hungary's sun-drenched, fertile river plains around Kalocsa and Szeged in the 16th century.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
“He was one of the most fertile blokes of the 1970s,” Mr. Craighead writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
New Guinea is covered with young fertile soil, as a consequence of volcanic activity, glaciers repeatedly advancing and retreating and scouring the highlands, and mountain streams carrying huge quantities of silt to the lowlands.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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