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soil

[soil] / sɔɪl /
NOUN
earth, dirt
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STRONGEST


NOUN
land where one lives
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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

It is a contrast to the first World Cup on US soil, in 1994, the tournament which still holds the all-time attendance record at 3.6 million.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Now, as Ochoa prepares for what could be his final World Cup on home soil, he insists that the goal is to maintain that level of excellence.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Sheinbaum has said Mexico welcomes intelligence sharing and law-enforcement cooperation but doesn’t permit direct U.S. involvement in operations on Mexican soil.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

I stood there, tracing circles in the soil with my toes, watching Maeve follow her inside.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff




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