natural resource
noun
1
natural resources plural
: industrial materials and capacities (such as mineral deposits and waterpower) supplied by nature
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Many businesses are changing to alternative plastics made of natural resources to comply with new rules, instead of improving their packaging, the organization added.
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Associated Press, Quartz, 22 Apr. 2024
It is designed to reduce low-income households' energy costs and consumption of natural resources and serves about 700 needy families annually.
—Cary Spivak, Journal Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2024
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Associated Press, Quartz, 22 Apr. 2024
It is designed to reduce low-income households' energy costs and consumption of natural resources and serves about 700 needy families annually.
—Cary Spivak, Journal Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for natural resource
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“Natural resource.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/natural%20resource. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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