subsoil
Example Sentences
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Brazil holds a trump card in tariff negotiations with the United States: its subsoil is rich in rare earth minerals coveted by manufacturers in a sector dominated by China.
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2025
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
