natural resource
noun
1
natural resources plural
: industrial materials and capacities (such as mineral deposits and waterpower) supplied by nature
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Funding from the National Environmental Science Program has broadened the team to include scientists from James Cook University and natural resource management group Terrain NRM, who know this rugged landscape better than most.
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Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 27 Dec. 2025
But those same states depend just as heavily on the energy, agriculture, manufacturing, and natural resources that come from the rural, older, red-leaning states that receive more federal spending.
—Joe Palaggi, Twin Cities, 25 Dec. 2025
The water is a way of life here, and the area has gone to great lengths to protect its biggest natural resource.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2025
But those same states depend just as heavily on the energy, agriculture, manufacturing, and natural resources that come from the rural, older, red-leaning states that receive more federal spending.
—Joe Palaggi, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
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Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 27 Dec. 2025
But those same states depend just as heavily on the energy, agriculture, manufacturing, and natural resources that come from the rural, older, red-leaning states that receive more federal spending.
—Joe Palaggi, Twin Cities, 25 Dec. 2025
The water is a way of life here, and the area has gone to great lengths to protect its biggest natural resource.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2025
But those same states depend just as heavily on the energy, agriculture, manufacturing, and natural resources that come from the rural, older, red-leaning states that receive more federal spending.
—Joe Palaggi, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
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“Natural resource.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/natural%20resource. Accessed 30 Dec. 2025.
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