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Recent Examples of arable
With most of the population living in urban areas, limited access to arable land and water becomes a major driver of food insecurity.
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David Beasley, Time, 14 Nov. 2025
Seaweed grows fast, needs no pesticides, requires no arable land, and thrives in marine environments.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
For instance, the Bangladesh delta, one of the most fertile and densely populated areas in the world, is already experiencing problems, including salinity intrusion, rising sea levels and the loss of arable land.
—Pintu Kumar Mahla, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
According to Keel Labs, its Kelsun fiber is made from seaweed biopolymers and requires no freshwater or arable land while remaining non-toxic and biodegradable.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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David Beasley, Time, 14 Nov. 2025
Seaweed grows fast, needs no pesticides, requires no arable land, and thrives in marine environments.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
For instance, the Bangladesh delta, one of the most fertile and densely populated areas in the world, is already experiencing problems, including salinity intrusion, rising sea levels and the loss of arable land.
—Pintu Kumar Mahla, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
According to Keel Labs, its Kelsun fiber is made from seaweed biopolymers and requires no freshwater or arable land while remaining non-toxic and biodegradable.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arable
Adjective
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At this point, the majority of the agricultural workforce in some communities in the Mississippi Delta appears to be South African.—
Boyce Upholt,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Chemical analysis of the ice revealed traces of medieval mining and agricultural fires from nearby human settlements, and even signs of volcanic activity across the Northern Hemisphere.—
Nidhi Sharma,
Popular Science,
13 Mar. 2026
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Some of that uptick is the monocultural nature of the game.—
J.J. Bailey,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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In the runup to the 2025 Super Bowl, Fox had sold out its ads by August, a sign that advertisers were willing to pay a steep price for one of the last remaining monocultural events in America.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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Perched between China and India, the country of 30 million people has been plagued for decades by political instability, crippling a largely agrarian economy and worsening unemployment – structural issues compounded by rampant corruption.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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She wasn’t dissuaded two years later — and mid-renovation — when a $475 million Target distribution center was announced for the small city, creating an industrial foothold in a mostly agrarian area.—
Zachary Hansen,
AJC.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Some of those people may be professional myrmecologists (scientists who specialize in the study of ants) and fourmiculture (ant-farming) enthusiasts.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Arable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arable. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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