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turf

[turf] / tɜrf /
NOUN
earth
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NOUN
personal territory
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With a chance to win another championship on their home turf, the Rams are indisputably all-in.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

Pressure to cut costs has intensified as Chinese brands have sought to export their way out of cut-throat competition at home, threatening European carmakers on their home turf.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

He also later paid to add turf and an electronic scoreboard to the field.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

As ChangXin Memory Technologies gears up for a breakout public listing, the chip maker is eyeing the turf held by Micron, SK Hynix and Samsung.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

I sat there with the knitting in my lap, staring first at the wool, the color of oats, and then at the turf in the hearth, bits of glowing orange blocks.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

“The newer generation turfs may be safer than older generation turfs. And so studies that were done five or six years ago may not be including some of those newer generation turfs.”

From Seattle Times Oct. 9, 2023

Slit film is one of three types of synthetic turfs used in NFL stadiums, and the NFL Players Association recently called for a ban on it and for all such playing surfaces to be replaced.

From Washington Post Nov. 30, 2022

"The no-nonsense presentation of award announcements and acceptance speeches was followed by a lively special that impressively showcased contemporary Broadway musicals on their home turfs and classic reunions that felt fresh and welcome."

From BBC Sep. 27, 2021

D.C. is patrolled by multiple law enforcement agencies, each with their own turfs and tactics.

From Slate Jan. 7, 2021

It consisted solely of heaps of stones—which were handy for throwing down the hole—together with a few rusty Genoese cross-bows with their bolts and a pile of turfs for the unlit fire.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

The oldest kind were, indeed, no more than built imitations of smials, thatched with dry grass or straw, or roofed with turves, and having walls somewhat bulged.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

At nightfall he brought them to his ent-house: nothing more than a mossy stone set upon turves under a green bank.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

And so the red blood blushing in their faces and their eyes shining with wonder, Frodo and Sam went forward and saw that amidst the clamorous host were set three high-seats built of green turves.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

Hastily he stamped out what was left of the fire, scattered the ashes, and laid the turves on the hole.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

He found that a small brand, burning away to its outer end, had kindled some fern at the edge of the fire, and the fern blazing up had set the turves smouldering.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

That made it a surprise when Titans ownership turfed him out after the 2023 season.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 2, 2026

Outside, there are turfed grounds, a basketball court, and a four-car garage.

From MarketWatch Oct. 14, 2025

But the major political figures involved paid the ultimate political price: They were turfed out of office by voters.

From Seattle Times Dec. 20, 2022

I have to say that I did run afoul of the authorities in Iran and was turfed out with 48 hours to leave and probably couldn’t go back, but I completely second what Pico said.

From New York Times Nov. 17, 2022

He turfed out half the contents of his trunk before he found it hiding beneath the rolled-up socks in which he was still keeping his bottle of lucky potion, Felix Felicis.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

It infects the heath-star moss that is damaging UK environments by taking over and turfing out other species.

From BBC May 30, 2026

By turfing the British out, Gálvez denied them a port in the Gulf of Mexico.

From Washington Post Jul. 17, 2019

All the Australian tyro cared about was that he possessed the belief and the talent to prolong "the best week of my life" by turfing Nadal out of the grasscourt major.

From Reuters Jul. 1, 2014

“We’re not a turfing group for Google’s competitors.”

From Forbes Sep. 21, 2011

He found the ramparts giving way, the turfing all crumbled off, and the escarpment and counter escarpment of the fosses much filled up.

From The Niagara River by Hulbert, Archer Butler




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