topsoil

Example Sentences

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By clearing invasive trees and replanting native grasslands, he replenished the land’s topsoil and resurrected a dozen natural springs—which, in turn, lured back birds, insects and other wildlife.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

One method -- termed "moving mountains" -- was described in 2015 by China's top industry and technology regulator as "first cutting down trees, then clearing weeds and finally stripping away the topsoil, causing irreparable damage".

From Barron's • Dec. 21, 2025

Last week, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced it found high levels of lead and other toxic metals at homes destroyed by the wildfires whose topsoil had been scraped by the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2025

The dung beetle, which disperses seeds as it rolls its dung balls, fertilizing topsoil and enhancing biodiversity and engineering its environment, normally orients itself using the Milky Way and the moon.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2025

On the other side of the Mekong River, I see orange and gold pointed temple roofs and towers erected on muddy red topsoil.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung