greenfield
noun
green·field
ˈgrēn-ˌfēld 
often attributive
: land (such as a potential industrial site) not previously developed or polluted
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The most significant distinguishing factor emphasized in the brief is that Vulcan Materials Company purchased a greenfield quarry site in September 2023 from Rocky Bottom LLC.
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Peter J Reilly, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Guozi Robotics’ supplied nearly 200 robots of diverse types to TZ Group’s greenfield factory.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2025
Long and his team are working on 80 ambulatory locations, a mix that ranges from greenfield projects on raw land to scrapes of older buildings to adaptive reuse, or the repurposing of older buildings.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 5 July 2025
The data for the first quarter of this year shows that both the M&A market and greenfield announcements (new project constructions) are at record lows.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 19 June 2025
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Peter J Reilly, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Guozi Robotics’ supplied nearly 200 robots of diverse types to TZ Group’s greenfield factory.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2025
Long and his team are working on 80 ambulatory locations, a mix that ranges from greenfield projects on raw land to scrapes of older buildings to adaptive reuse, or the repurposing of older buildings.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 5 July 2025
The data for the first quarter of this year shows that both the M&A market and greenfield announcements (new project constructions) are at record lows.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 19 June 2025
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“Greenfield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/greenfield. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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Greenfield
geographical name
Green·field
ˈgrēn-ˌfēld
city in southeastern Wisconsin near Milwaukee population 36,720
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