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 project was discovered in 2021 during an extensive greenfields exploration program initiated by Hannan for back-arc porphyry copper-gold systems.
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Sacramento Bee, 2 July 2024
But since 2000, the inflow of greenfield investment to the United States has been trending down sharply, from $13 billion annually in 2000 to $4 billion annually in 2019.
—Adam S. Posen, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2021
In fact, foreign greenfield investment is generally associated with increases in higher-paying jobs and R & D spending.
—Adam S. Posen, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2021
The expansion will add 250,000 barrels of oil per day of new refining capacity, the equivalent of starting up a large greenfield refinery.
—David Blackmon, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
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Sacramento Bee, 2 July 2024
But since 2000, the inflow of greenfield investment to the United States has been trending down sharply, from $13 billion annually in 2000 to $4 billion annually in 2019.
—Adam S. Posen, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2021
In fact, foreign greenfield investment is generally associated with increases in higher-paying jobs and R & D spending.
—Adam S. Posen, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2021
The expansion will add 250,000 barrels of oil per day of new refining capacity, the equivalent of starting up a large greenfield refinery.
—David Blackmon, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
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Greenfield
geographical name
Green·field
ˈgrēn-ˌfēld
city in southeastern Wisconsin near Milwaukee population 36,720
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