fallow
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Following the tournament's fallow week, Ireland will look to get back on track and pick up their second home victory in the campaign.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Korda said those fallow years humbled her, but she was about to have plenty of reasons to boast.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
In the Tule area, farmers have been reducing pumping under rules set by local agencies, leaving some fields dry and fallow.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
The theory was he would no longer be tied down by the burden of his own expectation and quickly produce more major victories now his 11-year fallow period had finally ended.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
The final third lay fallow for the grazing of the manor’s cattle.
From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi
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