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Recent Examples of acreage
Eventually, an organic wheat market grew up in Vermont, with farmers – often those who had been involved in dairying – planting more acreage of the grain.
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Riley Robinson, Christian Science Monitor, 8 June 2025
Barker Woods is now considered an old-growth forest, based on the age of the trees, but they were planted by the Barker family on acreage that was once farmland.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2025
Both the White Sox and Related Midwest CEO Curt Bailey believe a baseball stadium could fit on the remaining acreage but not everyone agrees.
—Phil Rogers, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
The government has long paid farmers to cut back on rice acreage, and change to other crops to keep rice prices relatively high.
—Mari Yamaguchi, Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2025
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Riley Robinson, Christian Science Monitor, 8 June 2025
Barker Woods is now considered an old-growth forest, based on the age of the trees, but they were planted by the Barker family on acreage that was once farmland.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2025
Both the White Sox and Related Midwest CEO Curt Bailey believe a baseball stadium could fit on the remaining acreage but not everyone agrees.
—Phil Rogers, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
The government has long paid farmers to cut back on rice acreage, and change to other crops to keep rice prices relatively high.
—Mari Yamaguchi, Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acreage
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An absolutely massive ranch just an hour from Salt Lake City could become one of the most expensive properties ever sold in Utah. Sheep Creek Canyon Ranch in Morgan County, all 7,000-plus acres of it, has just hit the market for an incredible $72.5 million.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
25 June 2025
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Situated on a spacious 10,200-square-foot lot, the property offers ample outdoor space.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
25 June 2025
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Take that same scenario and multiply it by every other parcel of land that any other outdoor enthusiast could lose access to, and the damage would be extensive.—
Peter Nelson,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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The bill eliminates hundreds of billions of dollars in Green New Deal tax credits, repeals former President Joe Biden administration’s electric vehicle mandates, and opens federal lands and waters to oil, gas, coal, geothermal and mineral leasing, according to the EPA’s Tuesday post.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2025
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In 1977, Peter Murray, a lecturer in art history, had the modest idea of putting some sculptures on the grounds of the 18th-century Bretton Hall estate in Wakefield, West Yorkshire—a city that was the proud birthplace of sculptors Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth.—
Kin Woo,
Vogue,
30 June 2025
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Located in Wheaton, Illinois, Cantigny Park is the 500-acre former estate of Colonel Robert R. McCormick, the longtime editor and publisher of the Chicago Tribune.—
Janet B. Carson,
Arkansas Online,
29 June 2025
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The administration also revoked Harvard's Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) certification, froze research funding, and pressed the university on DEI policies and campus protests.—
Patrick Maguire,
CBS News,
29 June 2025
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Felipe Cardenas: Air conditioning, easy public transportation and a stadium campus that features thousands of hotel rooms and enough pubs and restaurants to keep you busy for days.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Many engaged with the attendees the way a motivational speaker would by attempting to drum up passion; not necessarily for one’s inner psyche but for the world of real estate.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
27 June 2025
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My Lan, the chairwoman of real estate developer Van Thinh Phat Holdings Group, who was sentenced to death last year on embezzlement charges.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
26 June 2025
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“Acreage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acreage. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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