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acre

[ey-ker] / ˈeɪ kər /
NOUN
piece of land, unit of area
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U.S. corn yield forecast, in bushels an acre, for the 2026/27 season, down from the Agriculture Department’s projection in July for 183 bushels an acre.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

The lab sat on an acre of land in a forest that straddles the border of Abidagba and Iroto villages.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

Outdoors on the acre lot there’s a pool, spa, lush landscaping and multiple outdoor gathering spaces.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

Southeastern Utah, which is currently grappling with the 70,000-plus acre Cottonwood Fire, is under a rare “particularly dangerous situation” alert, which is the highest level of fire warning issued by the National Weather Service.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

One was an old hand-drawn affair tracing out an acre or two of land, and marked with the now outmoded pictographs of old China.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov

The Timber fire, which ignited on Aug. 8 in an area about 30 miles to the north of where the Plaskett blaze would later begin, has burned about 25,200 acres.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

White Bay Cay spans around 25 acres, while the adjacent island adds another seven acres to Perry’s secluded escape.

From MarketWatch Sep. 1, 2026

For 60 years, the Angels have played in a stadium surrounded by 130 acres of parking lots.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

“We’ve never known anything like it,” said Tim O’Malley, chairman of Nationwide Produce, which grows vegetables across a thousand acres in East Anglia.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

But my heart is already promised—to this 320 acres of mine.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson



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