natural resource
noun
1
natural resources plural
: industrial materials and capacities (such as mineral deposits and waterpower) supplied by nature
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Shukla had never heard of a common natural resource like a river being privatized.
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Anupama Chandrasekaran, NPR, 30 May 2024
The exploitation of mountain natural resources during the Iron Age in the Eastern Pyrenees: the case study of production unit G at Tossal de Baltarga (Bellver de Cerdanya, Lleida, Spain)
Lead author from the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 17 May 2024
Natural Resources Canada, the country’s natural resources department, rates the country for forecasted wildfire severity from May to September, the typical wildfire season.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 17 May 2024
But Friedman — who served two terms on the council, as well as a yearlong stint as Glendale’s mayor — ran successfully for the Legislature in 2016 and held leadership roles chairing the Assembly’s transportation and natural resources committees.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
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Anupama Chandrasekaran, NPR, 30 May 2024
The exploitation of mountain natural resources during the Iron Age in the Eastern Pyrenees: the case study of production unit G at Tossal de Baltarga (Bellver de Cerdanya, Lleida, Spain)
Lead author from the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 17 May 2024
Natural Resources Canada, the country’s natural resources department, rates the country for forecasted wildfire severity from May to September, the typical wildfire season.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 17 May 2024
But Friedman — who served two terms on the council, as well as a yearlong stint as Glendale’s mayor — ran successfully for the Legislature in 2016 and held leadership roles chairing the Assembly’s transportation and natural resources committees.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
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“Natural resource.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/natural%20resource. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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