acreage

Example Sentences

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Analysts say the change in acreage has already been priced into futures trading on the Chicago Board of Trade, as have higher fertilizer costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

It’s “an old-fashioned land grab,” Bob Fryklund, S&P Global’s chief upstream energy strategist, said of the industry’s rush to acquire new acreage.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

One was that, from Pasadena flower beds to Compton’s crop acreage, plants across L.A. were dying.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

U.S. wildfires have declined sharply since 1926, and global wildfire acreage declined 24% between 1998 and 2015.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

His intellect was a sparse acreage indeed but Pinkie got along by wearing a perpetual smile on his face and having an uncanny knack for repairing the engines of his teachers’ automobiles.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy