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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 US are hoping to win the trophy on European soil for the first time since 2015.

From Barron's Sep. 12, 2026

Peat is partially decomposed vegetation that builds up in waterlogged ground over centuries, storing more carbon than any other soil on Earth.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

Happily, for 25 years there has been no repetition on American soil of the mass-casualty attack that so many feared would follow.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

As we mourn the dead from 9/11 on the 25th anniversary of the worst terrorist attack to ever take place on American soil, we have to consider if he succeeded.

From Salon Sep. 11, 2026

Crandell, and Mullineaux with him, dug through layers of rock and soil, seeing how ash from previous eruptions changed the ground.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone




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