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a small piece of land that is developed or available for development
had a number of small tracts for sale, but we couldn't afford to buy land and then build a house
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Recent Examples of tract
Costco and the owners of four large tracts in Plainfield sued, saying commissioners ignored evidence at hearings.
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Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
15 June 2026
Infant botulism occurs when Clostridium botulinum spores enter and colonize the intestinal tract, causing botulinum neurotoxins to grow there, according to the CDC.
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Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
In July, three generations of them will move into a new house in the city’s Prescott Ridge large-tract subdivision, buying into a house that none of them could afford on their own.
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Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
10 June 2026
If that sounds like the Rivian R2 of charging networks your thought tract is both accurate and in-sync with Scaringe.
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Joel Feder,
The Drive,
10 June 2026
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Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
15 June 2026
Infant botulism occurs when Clostridium botulinum spores enter and colonize the intestinal tract, causing botulinum neurotoxins to grow there, according to the CDC.
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Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
In July, three generations of them will move into a new house in the city’s Prescott Ridge large-tract subdivision, buying into a house that none of them could afford on their own.
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Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
10 June 2026
If that sounds like the Rivian R2 of charging networks your thought tract is both accurate and in-sync with Scaringe.
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Joel Feder,
The Drive,
10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tract
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Carabobo, in the central region of the country, also appeares to be among the states hardest hit.
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The team found the carbon-bearing material in mudstones located within Bright Angel, a rocky region connected to Neretva Vallis, an ancient river channel that once carried water into Jezero Crater.
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That might be a tall order on the field after Lionel Messi’s record-tying hat trick against Algeria led Argentina to victory on Tuesday.
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Pepi, Antonee Robinson and Malik Tillman formed a triangle on one side of the field, with Balogun, Weston McKennie and Sergiño Dest aligned on the other side.
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Firefighters stopped forward progress on a roughly 35-acre grass fire sparked by weed abatement Thursday afternoon on private property just east of Sacramento near Camellia Memorial Lawn, authorities said.
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Among the properties preserved is the town's only pharmacy, which recently reopened.
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More recently, Boyd has criticized the elimination of federal programs aimed at helping farmers of color acquire land.
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Algae need nitrogen and phosphorus to grow, and the Reflecting Pool is primarily fed by the Potomac River, which gets heavy doses of those nutrients from nearby urban and agricultural lands.
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For Friday night, expect clearing skies, humidity levels dropping even further, and gusts between 20-30 mph.
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Risks to supply recovery remain as hostilities in the region may resume, mine-clearing could delay the reopening of shipping lanes, or Iran could move to close the Strait again if nuclear talks stall, Goldman analysts said.
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The plot was foiled when a suspect’s mother alerted police, court documents said.
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And the plot thickens… as it was buried, interestingly, in a former Roman military settlement, and typically, these were buried in locations infused with the supernatural.
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Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.
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Police said a laceration was found on her neck.
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Under the San Francisco parcel tax proposal, 95% of single-family homes would pay $129 a year.
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Garinger’s land parcel was declared a Mecklenburg County historic landmark in a December 2007 ordinance.
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“Tract.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tract. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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