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fertile

[fur-tl, -tahyl] / ˈfɜr tl, -taɪl /


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"People are moving into areas where there's enough water to grow crops, and fertile soils, and those are the very areas that the elephants tend to use as well."

From BBC Aug. 4, 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

He lives somewhere in the fertile countryside of what would become southern England, near the estates whose rents pay for his lifestyle.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

It kills off the nitrogen-fixing bacteria that make the soil fertile.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan




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