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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 tract
In the border state of Texas, Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham offered the administration a tract of more than 1,400 acres to stage its mass deportation operation.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 21 Jan. 2025
But, as the group did last year, its members asked why these projects couldn’t be hosted in more remote areas or on vast tracts of federal land.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 20 Jan. 2025
As required by a 2017 law, the Biden administration offered the private sector the chance to drill on tracts in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
The village has asked the federal agency for $20 million to build a waste recycling plant and solar farm on a 90-acre tract along the river.
—Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 21 Jan. 2025
But, as the group did last year, its members asked why these projects couldn’t be hosted in more remote areas or on vast tracts of federal land.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 20 Jan. 2025
As required by a 2017 law, the Biden administration offered the private sector the chance to drill on tracts in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
The village has asked the federal agency for $20 million to build a waste recycling plant and solar farm on a 90-acre tract along the river.
—Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tract
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Pack your appetite, as there are more than 13,000 restaurants representing more than 70 countries and American regions, Houston's dining scene is as diverse as its population of over 6 million.—
Karla Walsh,
Southern Living,
1 Feb. 2025
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California will be the first region in the U.S. to use floating wind turbines.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
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Sabonis is averaging a career-high 20.9 points, a career-high 14.5 rebounds and 6.6 assists while shooting 61% from the field and 48.1% from 3-point range.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
31 Jan. 2025
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Talking to reporters at the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine, then-head coach Mike McCarthy was asked about taking over play-calling duties going into that season and how his philosophies would manifest onto the field.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Jan. 2025
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The program will only be available to homebuyers purchasing a brand new construction property built by both national and regional homebuilders, according to the two companies.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
1 Feb. 2025
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Some have found business cards from real estate developers on their property.—
Kevinisha Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2025
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Before Central Florida was known for its theme parks, the area served as mostly cattle ranching land and provided fertile ground for citrus groves.—
Patrick Connolly,
Orlando Sentinel,
28 Jan. 2025
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Unlike land, much of the Gulf is federal property managed by the U.S. government.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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City Councilwoman Traci Park, who represents the Pacific Palisades, asked why the two phases — the EPA work and the debris clearing — couldn’t be done in one fell swoop.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2025
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Against this backdrop, large-scale efforts to stop the clearing of Madagascar’s forests have often faltered.—
Julie Bourdin,
The Christian Science Monitor,
27 Jan. 2025
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In at least one case, the U.S. intelligence helped thwart an IS plot to attack a religious shrine outside Damascus earlier this month, according to the officials.—
Warren P. Strobel,
arkansasonline.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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In the 1970s, Lowery and his wife bought a 21-acre plot surrounded by Anson County farmland 60 miles south of Charlotte.—
Ames Alexander,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Jan. 2025
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Studies have shown such desks can reduce discomfort in your lower back, neck, shoulder and more.—
Margaret Cirino,
NPR,
2 Feb. 2025
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With most of his captors now dead, Jesse wraps the chains on his wrists around Todd’s neck and chokes him to death.—
Will Harris,
EW.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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Outdoors, the corner parcel spans less than a quarter of an acre and is spotlighted by a second pergola-shaded terrace holding a summer kitchen and dining area.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
3 Feb. 2025
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The 5-square-mile parcel called Lost Coast Redwoods was acquired this month by the Bureau of Land Management, three years after Save the Redwoods League bought the land from the parent of timber company Soper Wheeler.—
Bay Area News Group,
The Mercury News,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Tract.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tract. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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