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soil

[soil] / sɔɪl /
NOUN
earth, dirt
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STRONGEST


NOUN
land where one lives
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The researchers tested and modified an existing analytical procedure, then applied the improved version to 32 different soil types from across the United Kingdom.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

The new approach may support future research into soil fertility, nutrient management, and more sustainable food production systems.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

However, their hopes of getting to a fourth consecutive Grand Final were crushed on home soil by an outstanding Wakefield display.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Over the last decade, her group has helped repurpose 13,000 acres of farmland in the Central Valley, enabling water to spread out, sink into the soil and replenish depleted groundwater.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

“Nights like this are good for planting. The soil gets warm and mellow. Everything you plant will pop up out of the ground before you know it.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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