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acre

[ey-ker] / ˈeɪ kər /
NOUN
piece of land, unit of area
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Scientists estimate the site is home to roughly 5.5 million individual bees concentrated within a 1.5 acre area.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

Daltun is based on the Beara Peninsula in west Cork and his 73 acre farm overlooks the Atlantic ocean and the Skellig Islands.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

As it was a timber LLC based on large quantities of land, it had previously been agreed that if you exited, you would receive pennies on the dollar per acre.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

The state wants Marblehead to open up its zoning laws so the town could allow 897 new housing units, with a minimum of 15 units per acre.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

We’d lived in a small white house on an acre of land with many trees.

From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor



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