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acre

[ey-ker] / ˈeɪ kər /
NOUN
piece of land, unit of area
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One of Shepard’s maps of the Hundred Acre Wood currently holds the Guinness Book of World Records for the most expensive book illustration sold at auction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Shepard brought the light touch of Punch magazine to creation of the Hundred Acre Wood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

A spokesperson for Hundred Acre, a popular Calistoga-based winery, confirmed Friday that company representatives had recently spoken with fire investigators who are trying to figure out what started the region’s largest fire this year.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2025

As co-founder of the 40 Acre Conservation League, California’s first Black-led land conservancy, she’s determined to change that perception.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2024

And north of Pando is the Brazilian state of Acre, which is also lightly inhabited, but which has seen much of its forest removed to create cattle ranches.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann



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