soil
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West Ham forward Hurst scored a fabulous hat-trick as the Three Lions clinched the game's grandest prize for the only time in their history - and on home soil.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
The origins of American liberty lay deep in the Puritan soil of New England as the cultural memory of Plymouth and the English Civil War energized the 18th century’s revolutionary spirit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Deschamps won the World Cup as a captain and manager with France, but said he would not be drawn into the emotion of his last game on home soil.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
More men have been elected president of the United States than have played for the U.S. in a World Cup game on home soil.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
Then, tensing, digging his nails into soil, he murmurs, “Tell me what happened.”
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Vocabulary lists containing soil
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Can You Dig It? Words for Dirt and Soil
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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