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dirt

[durt] / dɜrt /


NOUN
soil
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Joey Ortiz fielded it cleanly, set his feet—and threw the ball straight into the dirt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

She was dismayed to discover some living in homes with dirt floors and only orange crates for furniture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

EDINBURG, Texas — Clad in pressed jeans and cowboy hats, dozens of riders on horseback and drivers in pickups kicked up dust along a dirt road in Edinburg, near the southern tip of Texas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

“I’m not saying the AI revolution isn’t real, but why not take some chips off the table and put on the unnoticed parts of the market small-cap value, emerging-markets value are trading dirt cheap.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

The car turned over and tumbled into the dirt.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott


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