natural resource
noun
1
natural resources plural
: industrial materials and capacities (such as mineral deposits and waterpower) supplied by nature
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As commissioner, Holt will be responsible for supporting the state’s agriculture and forestry sectors, overseeing food safety standards and regulations, stewarding natural resources and promoting agriculture education.
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Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
According to the report, a range of industries show signals of severe early warning default risk, including media, technology, utilities, natural resources, transportation, healthcare, energy, and aerospace and defense firms.
—Jonathan Carson, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Goldman's list now features 22 stocks that range across the health-care, financial, natural resource, industrial, consumer and telecommunications sectors the firm considers attractive using several metrics, such as revenue growth and current dividend yield.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Data from the commission, which manages natural resources in northern Wisconsin, suggests surface area coverage of wild rice is 18% less than last year’s crop.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
According to the report, a range of industries show signals of severe early warning default risk, including media, technology, utilities, natural resources, transportation, healthcare, energy, and aerospace and defense firms.
—Jonathan Carson, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Goldman's list now features 22 stocks that range across the health-care, financial, natural resource, industrial, consumer and telecommunications sectors the firm considers attractive using several metrics, such as revenue growth and current dividend yield.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Data from the commission, which manages natural resources in northern Wisconsin, suggests surface area coverage of wild rice is 18% less than last year’s crop.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Natural resource.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/natural%20resource. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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