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fertile

[fur-tl, -tahyl] / ˈfɜr tl, -taɪl /


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"That ultimately creates a kind of fertile ground where many good ideas can take root," he told AFP.

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

This is often one of the most fertile sources of financial support.

From MarketWatch Aug. 31, 2026

Shovel in the fact that some conspiracy theories have turned out to be at least semi-plausible—cue the drip-drip of UFO disclosures—and you have fertile soil for sprawling kudzu-like growth in the business of manufactured truth.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

"People are moving into areas where there's enough water to grow crops, and fertile soils, and those are the very areas that the elephants tend to use as well."

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

Through brochures and pamphlets it conjured up a place with weather as wonderful as Southern California’s and soil as fertile as that of the finest acre of farmland in Kansas or Iowa.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger




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