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timberland

[tim-ber-land] / ˈtɪm bərˌlænd /






NOUN
woodland
Synonyms
NOUN
woodland
Synonyms




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The late David Swensen, who earned high returns for Yale University’s endowment by investing in “alternative” assets such as venture capital, timberland, and private-equity buyout funds, popularized the notion of an “illiquidity premium.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

Ryan Dezember is based in New York and writes about commodities, including oil, natural gas, cotton, lumber and grains, as well as real assets, such as timberland, energy infrastructure and rental houses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

The company is the largest holder of timberland in the U.S. and a leading producer of logs, lumber and oriented strand board.

From Barron's • Dec. 16, 2025

Industry groups representing loggers, mills, private timberland owners, biomass energy producers and others claim the designation would lead to heightened wildfire risk.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2024

"Nothing but timberland, I assume—judging from what we have been able to observe."

From Anderson Crow, Detective by McCutcheon, George Barr




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