subsoil

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The request from the firm, KoBold Metals, was made about six months ago and involved access to a large quantity of data on the Congolese subsoil in order to digitise it, Ouvry explained.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

After scraping you’ll likely be left with subsoil, layers of clay or sand, that lack the life-giving nutrients plants require.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2025

Excavators are then used to dig out the top soil and subsoil.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2024

Taiwan’s religious diversity and vitality forms a kind of subsoil of the self-governed island’s identity and values.

From New York Times • May 3, 2024

Two of the runs—the ones among the thorn trees—led straight down to burrows scooped out of the top of the chalk subsoil.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams