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In the coalfields of Appalachian West Virginia, everyone hopes the mine will keep giving up its coal to pay rare six-figure salaries.—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 1 May 2025 Tumultuous strikes rocked the heartland from the coalfields of Pennsylvania to the factories of Michigan.—Bruce Western, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2012 For decades, many communities in the southern coalfields have been forced to drink bottled water because the local supply has been polluted by mining.—Dan Kaufman, The New Yorker, 9 May 2024 The Lehigh Valley was synonymous with manufacturing from the early 19th century, its abundant coalfields and iron ore deposits firing the industry that fueled America’s rise.—Akayla Gardner, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for coalfield
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