arable

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Recent Examples of arable But Brazil has several advantages over the U.S., not the least of which is its ability to vastly expand its area of arable farmland. Sal Gilbertie, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025 And the infrastructure needed for adequate food production – greenhouses, arable lands, orchards, livestock and food production facilities – has been destroyed or heavily damaged. Yara M. Asi, The Conversation, 21 May 2025 These plots comprised one of four habitat types: forest, grassland, arable land and human settlements (Figure 2, also see Figure 3). Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025 The country has huge gold reserves and the second-largest amount of arable land in Africa, and both domestic and foreign interests are struggling for control of these resources. Mai Hassan, Foreign Affairs, 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for arable
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Adjective
  • Yolo County’s agricultural zoning prohibits for storing fireworks, and the county had not granted any additional permit making an exception for the property, Yolo County spokesperson Laura Galindo said in an email.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 12 July 2025
  • The revision also lets businesses withhold paid sick leave from seasonal agricultural workers and 14- and 15-year-olds.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • This approach helped transform the U.S. from an agrarian economy into an industrial powerhouse.
    Tim Overton, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Policy Infrastructure The Code of Hammurabi, written around 1750 BCE, introduced laws to manage the complexity of agrarian society: contracts, labor terms, ownership rules.
    Solange Charas, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025

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