brownfield
noun
brown·field
ˈbrau̇n-ˌfēld 
often attributive
: a tract of land that has been developed for industrial purposes, polluted, and then abandoned
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The money is part of more than $15 million that the Lamont Administration awarded to a dozen communities with large brownfields cleanups.
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Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
26 June 2026
So far, most investments in Venezuela are in existing oil sites—brownfields, in industry parlance.
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Stephania Taladrid,
New Yorker,
17 June 2026
Resolution is a brownfield redevelopment in the heart of Arizona’s Copper Triangle which is set to build on a century of responsible mining heritage.
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David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
So that was built for the 2012 Summer Olympics, purpose built area on a brownfield site that had a lot of the venues for the Olympics.
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AFAR Media,
30 May 2026
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Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
26 June 2026
So far, most investments in Venezuela are in existing oil sites—brownfields, in industry parlance.
—
Stephania Taladrid,
New Yorker,
17 June 2026
Resolution is a brownfield redevelopment in the heart of Arizona’s Copper Triangle which is set to build on a century of responsible mining heritage.
—
David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
So that was built for the 2012 Summer Olympics, purpose built area on a brownfield site that had a lot of the venues for the Olympics.
—
AFAR Media,
30 May 2026
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brownfield
noun
brown·field
ˈbrau̇n-ˌfēld
: a tract of land that has been developed for industrial purposes, polluted, and then abandoned
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