tracts

plural of tract
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as in properties
a small piece of land that is developed or available for development had a number of small tracts for sale, but we couldn't afford to buy land and then build a house

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Recent Examples of tracts But the coming influx of information doesn’t help governors and local communities attempting to determine which census tracts to designate now. Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Ryan would assemble the 556-acre property by acquiring and merging a series of smaller tracts. Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2026 According to a staff report, the development would also establish landscape tracts along College Boulevard for buffering. Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026 New research is drawing sharper links between dementia risk and where people live, from segregated census tracts to entire regions of the country. Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026 The administration also claims that encouraging logging and construction will help address wildfire risks, though research has suggested that wildfires may be four times more likely to start near roads than in roadless forest tracts. Simmone Shah, Time, 15 July 2026 The lake abuts one of the largest remaining tracts of pine rockland at Larry and Penny Thompson Park. Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026 Nominations are open for Arkansas census tracts to be nominated for Opportunity Zone status as a way to spur private investment in rural communities. Dylan Sherman, Arkansas Online, 2 July 2026 Additionally, first-time homebuyers in some census tracts can get up to $8,000 with the Flagstar Power-Up program. Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 2 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tracts
Noun
  • Hernandez and Wahab will face off again in November to fill a full term starting next year to represent the 14th congressional district that encompasses parts of Alameda County, including the cities of Fremont, Hayward, Dublin and Livermore.
    Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The trailer is located on the property belonging to Heights, and the photos show deceased people partially wrapped in sheets or clear plastic bags, with their faces and body parts sticking out.
    Todd Feurer, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Insider tip Follow the paths through the lavender fields at sunset, when the bees begin to settle and the fields catch the last of the ethereal light.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Platsdarm’s volunteers go into fields and forests, among ruins and across territory, where the ground is often mined.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Scandium is considered a highly strategic rare earth element because of its unique properties.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
  • At home, Indian authorities moved aggressively, seizing his properties and luxury assets, from high-end cars to jewelry and artworks.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • There is a growing appetite in Washington to concentrate public diplomacy resources in current regional policy priorities and pull them out of regions considered less pressing, particularly Africa.
    James K. Glassman, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Reliance on China for solar supply is likely to remain high in regions including Africa, said Hannah Pitt, with the think tank Rhodium Group’s energy and climate practice.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Mass clearings claim the most trees Like past assessments, the survey found the overwhelming majority of Atlanta’s intact canopy — 72% — is on land zoned for single-family residential homes.
    Drew Kann, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • But lurking in the grasslands and forest clearings of at least two southeastern counties is a scaly intruder that state wildlife officials say poses a serious threat to native animals and crops alike.
    Christopher Harris, CBS News, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • And the blend of big acting, ambitious sets, and poignant plots helped this show become something truly transcendent.
    Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Characters must be coherent; plots must be tight and any gaps in the plot must be patched.
    Sabrina Jaszi, The Dial, 4 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Campione said her campaign was focused on protecting rural lands from being annexed into cities for rural subdivisions and stopping activities that could ruin water quality or override property rights.
    James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
  • When those decisions go wrong, the cost lands on defendants, victims and anyone whose future turns on what an examiner finds.
    Lars Daniel, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The administration is pushing to restrict leading Chinese open-weight models on cybersecurity grounds.
    Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • While Theo lived in the hospital, Sarah and Gary lived on the hospital grounds at the Ronald McDonald House — becoming one of the longest residents to ever stay at the home.
    Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026

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