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fertile

[fur-tl, -tahyl] / ˈfɜr tl, -taɪl /


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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

The war has also had far-reaching consequences abroad, filling camps in neighbouring Thailand and Bangladesh with an exodus of refugees, and creating fertile ground for transnational criminal enterprise.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

That’s ancient history to most of us, making it fertile loam for speculative interpretation.

From Salon Jun. 21, 2026

Nine days after the Negra Francisca sank, another Ecuadorean fishing boat was trolling the fertile fishing grounds off the Galapagos.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 15, 2026

If anyone had told her a hundred years ago that humans would be taking the fertile out of fertilizer, she would have told them to get some air holes drilled in their skull.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer




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