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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

The civil war has seeded instability across Myanmar, creating fertile ground for organised crime groups running transnational scam operations to set up shop in fortified compounds, according to monitors.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 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

After twenty years of hard work and ruthless manipulation of small farmers, Marshall Turner had become the emperor of truck farming in one of the most fertile agricultural areas of the state.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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