soil
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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
Now the Mexican legend is pushing to make his historic sixth World Cup appearance on home soil.
From Los Angeles Times • 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
Beginning in the 1880s, he funded Hebrew schools there, as well as agricultural settlements and archaeological excavations meant to reconnect Jews to the soil and the ancient Hebrew civilization buried beneath it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
But when an earthquake shakes landfill, it can spell trouble, especially when the surrounding soil is sandy.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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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