topsoil
noun
top·soil
ˈtäp-ˌsȯi(-ə)l 
: surface soil usually including the organic layer in which plants have most of their roots and which the farmer turns over in plowing
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Last month, archaeologists were able to start excavating and securing the site, which is located on a low beach embankment and protected only by a thin layer of topsoil.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 June 2025
Green harvesting spares the air, preserves topsoil, and provides leafy residue to turn into byproducts and mulch, thereby creating new sources of revenue and jobs.
—Colin Walkes, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2025
Carbon Robotics says its approach to weeding increases yields, quality and consistency, and helps preserve topsoil.
—Elizabeth MacBride, CNBC, 10 June 2025
Like an excavator pushing aside topsoil for the vein of minerals underneath, these cuts are violent and indiscriminate, devastating individual livelihoods and scarring communities.
—Sarah Blomeley, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 June 2025
Green harvesting spares the air, preserves topsoil, and provides leafy residue to turn into byproducts and mulch, thereby creating new sources of revenue and jobs.
—Colin Walkes, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2025
Carbon Robotics says its approach to weeding increases yields, quality and consistency, and helps preserve topsoil.
—Elizabeth MacBride, CNBC, 10 June 2025
Like an excavator pushing aside topsoil for the vein of minerals underneath, these cuts are violent and indiscriminate, devastating individual livelihoods and scarring communities.
—Sarah Blomeley, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Topsoil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/topsoil. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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topsoil
noun
top·soil
-ˌsȯil
: surface soil usually including the rich upper layer in which plants have most of their roots and which the farmer turns over in plowing
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