fertile soil
noun
: a place where something begins or develops in large amounts
Poor neighborhoods can be fertile soil for crime.
Examples of fertile soil in a Sentence
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In a press release, the LDA explained that the site was significant in Neolithic Germany because of its fertile soil.
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Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 20 Mar. 2024
From members of the Yavapai Tribe who soaked for medicinal purposes, to the prospectors who sold the land to the Murphy brothers for development, word spread of the healing waters and fertile soil in the Bradshaw Mountains.
—Marlise Kast-Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2024
Outside, plant the two-foot-tall perennial near the border’s front in well-draining, lowly fertile soil.
—Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2024
Its culture is a fertile soil for these types of films.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 3 Feb. 2024
Known as the cradle of French perfumery, the fertile soil of Grasse has grown the finest flowers and plants for perfumery for the last 300 years.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
Los Angeles, a hub for New Age thought, is uniquely fertile soil for the recent lunar renaissance.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
The reason why rain can have such an impact in an area like Black Rock City is because of its ground: the desert’s clay cannot absorb the water as quickly as loam, or more fertile soil.
—Christina Maxouris, CNN, 5 Sep. 2023
It is known for having some of the most fertile soil in the world, sustaining cotton, soybean and corn crops that for generations have been distributed around the world.
—Rick Rojas Emily Kask, New York Times, 9 July 2023
Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 20 Mar. 2024
From members of the Yavapai Tribe who soaked for medicinal purposes, to the prospectors who sold the land to the Murphy brothers for development, word spread of the healing waters and fertile soil in the Bradshaw Mountains.
—Marlise Kast-Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2024
Outside, plant the two-foot-tall perennial near the border’s front in well-draining, lowly fertile soil.
—Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2024
Its culture is a fertile soil for these types of films.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 3 Feb. 2024
Known as the cradle of French perfumery, the fertile soil of Grasse has grown the finest flowers and plants for perfumery for the last 300 years.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
Los Angeles, a hub for New Age thought, is uniquely fertile soil for the recent lunar renaissance.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
The reason why rain can have such an impact in an area like Black Rock City is because of its ground: the desert’s clay cannot absorb the water as quickly as loam, or more fertile soil.
—Christina Maxouris, CNN, 5 Sep. 2023
It is known for having some of the most fertile soil in the world, sustaining cotton, soybean and corn crops that for generations have been distributed around the world.
—Rick Rojas Emily Kask, New York Times, 9 July 2023
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