as in loams
a brown or black material in soil that is formed when plants and animals decay
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Noun
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The crowd was filled with men and women whose daily jobs leave them with dirt under their nails and pride in their chests because of their impact on everyone’s lives.—
Salena Zito,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2025 -
Alcaraz improved to 21-1 on clay this year, winning titles on the dirt in Rome — beating Sinner in the final after the Italian returned from his doping ban — and Monte Carlo.—
Jerome Pugmire,
Baltimore Sun,
6 June 2025
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The landscape is unfamiliar, flat, ranch-style houses, stretches of red earth.—
Hala Alyan
June 9,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2025
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Wines are typically pale to medium pink, with flavors of red cherry, earth and a hint of salt from nearby coastal breezes.—
Rachel King,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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“Humuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humuses. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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