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fertile

[fur-tl, -tahyl] / ˈfɜr tl, -taɪl /


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League One has also become fertile ground, providing seven of this summer's 14 recruits, compared with just two last season.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

The samples also contained gold-to-copper ratios well above those measured in fertile mantle and primitive mid-ocean ridge basalts.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

This was a fertile environment for the proliferation of digital rapid-response networks at a time when they were most needed.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

So powerful was Ms. Orton’s late-career resurgence, one couldn’t help but hope that she would continue to work this fertile terrain.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 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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