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Recent Examples of arable
These plots comprised one of four habitat types: forest, grassland, arable land and human settlements (Figure 2, also see Figure 3).
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Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
The country has huge gold reserves and the second-largest amount of arable land in Africa, and both domestic and foreign interests are struggling for control of these resources.
—Mai Hassan, Foreign Affairs, 30 Apr. 2025
Boosting agriculture Angola imports over half of its food and currently only 10% of arable land is cultivated.
—Tom Page, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
Brazil has immense amounts of arable and potentially arable land, much of which, in today’s environmentally conscious world, will thankfully come from the conversion of sub-par pastureland rather than the destruction of rainforest.
—Sal Gilbertie, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
The country has huge gold reserves and the second-largest amount of arable land in Africa, and both domestic and foreign interests are struggling for control of these resources.
—Mai Hassan, Foreign Affairs, 30 Apr. 2025
Boosting agriculture Angola imports over half of its food and currently only 10% of arable land is cultivated.
—Tom Page, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
Brazil has immense amounts of arable and potentially arable land, much of which, in today’s environmentally conscious world, will thankfully come from the conversion of sub-par pastureland rather than the destruction of rainforest.
—Sal Gilbertie, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arable
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Whether municipal or agricultural, these types of adaptive reuse projects are proving that with enough vision—and the patience to go through the planning approvals—no building is too utilitarian to become a striking residence.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
5 June 2025
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In the meantime, researchers including Perry, Richardson, and Hayes think pesticides are dangerous enough that people should take precautions—but especially young kids, people who are pregnant, those who live close to farms, agricultural workers, and seniors.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
5 June 2025
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In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, steamships and telegraphs accelerated the process as the Industrial Revolution transformed agrarian economies.—
Robert O. Keohane,
Foreign Affairs,
2 June 2025
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Some see it as a way to modernize and generate jobs in this developing country, while others see it as an end to their way of life as an agrarian economy.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
28 May 2025
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“Arable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arable. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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