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Recent Examples of arable
Scientists predict that there may not be enough arable land available or ocean capacity to support the level of carbon sequestration required to meet climate goals, requiring a turn towards geologic storage.
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 25 July 2025
News accounts of fires, floods, erupting volcanoes, plagues, the loss of arable land, and mass extinctions evoke a planet in collapse.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
The 190-acre spread in the Santa Ynez Valley near Santa Barbara includes a hacienda-style main house, guest and staff quarters, horse breeding and training facilities, and about 75 acres of arable farmland.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 June 2025
Some power centers were located within transition zones, while others were not; this may be due to the need for arable land, an additional factor that was key to power centers.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2025
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 25 July 2025
News accounts of fires, floods, erupting volcanoes, plagues, the loss of arable land, and mass extinctions evoke a planet in collapse.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
The 190-acre spread in the Santa Ynez Valley near Santa Barbara includes a hacienda-style main house, guest and staff quarters, horse breeding and training facilities, and about 75 acres of arable farmland.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 June 2025
Some power centers were located within transition zones, while others were not; this may be due to the need for arable land, an additional factor that was key to power centers.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arable
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In the late 19th century, in the wake of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, Japanese immigrants began arriving in California in search of opportunity, enticed by the promise of employment with mining companies, agricultural producers, and railroads.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Apulia has a mild climate, which creates the perfect environment to grow a great diversity of agricultural crops, and this project contributes to the reintroduction in the region of a long tradition of cotton farming, which dates back to the Middle Ages.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
5 Nov. 2025
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KPop Demon Hunters is proving that a genre once — rightly or wrongly — deemed too niche to crossover in the Western market can create a monocultural moment.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
28 Oct. 2025
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Curry’s final-form ascendance a decade ago was the last time random League Pass games became monocultural and parasocial.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
28 Oct. 2025
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The design-forward abode, which makes use of familiar agrarian shapes, is currently configured as a four-bedroom, six-bath home.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
17 Oct. 2025
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Beneath the surface of this agrarian life, traditional gender roles exert a powerful force.—
Aishwarya S. Iyer,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Arable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arable. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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