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dirt

[durt] / dɜrt /


NOUN
soil
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Ideally they should come fresh from your garden, eaten with just enough dirt still clinging to them to imply virtue.

From Salon Sep. 15, 2026

However, the paintings are covered in a layer of dirt.

From Science Daily Sep. 10, 2026

Standing on stilts near the top of the canyon, it is surrounded by brush and dirt on either side and is more than 200 feet from the nearest house north of Mulholland.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

The once tarred roads of this area south of Johannesburg are returning to dirt.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

I set my things down and join them in the dirt.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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