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tracts

noun

plural of tract

as in parts

a broad geographical area a vast and fertile tract of farmland

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as in fields

a small area of usually open land the town had planned on turning that tract of meadow into a park

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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 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 Once coal closure tracts are identified, the list grows as new closures and data corrections are rolled in. — Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 The land was among the biggest tracts left in the area that had not been at least partially preserved, and the good news, conservation-wise, was that Soloviev had agreed to sell the development rights to the town for 75 percent of the land, meaning that most of it would remain farmland for good. — Reeves Wiedeman, Curbed, 22 June 2026

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Noun

But $4 gas is still a reality across the country and parts of South Florida.

— Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
In addition to rolling heat waves, the country has been grappling with a dearth of rain — just 7% of the average for this time of year, falling to 1% in some parts of the south.

— Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

Definition of parts

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Like many inland dikes, the barrier in agricultural fields near the small town of Waddinxveen, east of The Hague, is made of peat that needs to be damp to be strong enough to hold back water.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
But the two men want additional amenities such as pickleball courts or soccer fields that give more people a reason to keep coming back.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of fields

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The company operates approximately 8,000 hotels across more than 100 countries, with roughly 6,000 properties in North America.

— Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
In a video on Facebook, a motorist canvassed the streets of Indian Trail as fires consumed properties and cars on both sides of the road.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of properties

Noun

Beijing in recent years has rapidly expanded mandates for schools in ethnic minority regions to adopt primarily Chinese-language education, starting from kindergarten.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
That would mean regions currently recording five to 10 days per year of extreme heat would see 20 to 30 days per year within a single generation.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of regions

Noun

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
This process occurs multiple times daily, but it is believed that during one of the clearings, a chlorine air bubble was released, which is atypical, waterpark staff told the fire department.

— Greta Cross, USA Today, 3 June 2026

Definition of clearings

Noun

In the book’s arc, this lands as a chilling dismissal, and a reminder of the magnitude of Bret’s increasingly psychotic concern over Robert Mallory and the Trawler, and his detachment from his own life.

— Leo Lasdun, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026
Opening a restaurant in San Sebastián is only for the brave—the highest concentration of Michelin stars on the planet is in these lands.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of lands

Noun

The pattern references Gawthorpe Hall (the historic country house on whose grounds Burnley’s training base is located) and the lettering is based on our old programmes.

— Matt Slater, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Curated by LaGuardia Design Group, the park-like grounds are adorned with mature specimen trees and dense hedging.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 31 July 2026

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