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Recent Examples of arable
Seaweed grows fast, needs no pesticides, requires no arable land, and thrives in marine environments.
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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
The policy has left arable land abandoned, say critics, contributing to Japan’s worst rice shortage since 1993, when an unusually chilly summer tanked rice yields.
—Takehiko Kambayashi, Christian Science Monitor, 18 July 2025
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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
The policy has left arable land abandoned, say critics, contributing to Japan’s worst rice shortage since 1993, when an unusually chilly summer tanked rice yields.
—Takehiko Kambayashi, Christian Science Monitor, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arable
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Development remains a hot-button issue in Florida, where many residents feel that growth is happening too fast and intensely — especially in previously natural or agricultural areas.—
Ryan Ballogg,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Ag, an agricultural commodity market and risk management firm with a concentration on dairy.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
IndyStar,
9 Jan. 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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Today, the sport remains perhaps the last reliable monocultural engine outside of politics, and with Reality Hot Seat, NBCUniversal is placing a small bet to see if the Venn diagram between people who watch the Chiefs and people who watch Real Housewives has a significant, monetizable overlap.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
8 Dec. 2025
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McNally’s enthusiastic endorsement of Altadena and its agrarian and esthetic charms led wealthy families from the Midwest and East to [build] their winter homes in Altadena.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
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What started as a small agrarian community is now the third largest city in Illinois, and one that consistently ranks as one of the best places to live and raise a family in America in national assessments.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Arable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arable. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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