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Example Sentences

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“Chapman had 1,200 acres across three states to his name when he died.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Harvard Military Academy opened around 1901 on 10 acres at Western and Venice Boulevard.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Culver City’s founder, Harry Culver, set up a military academy on five acres there in the 1920s; 40 years later it was housing tracts.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Today, the county has ballooned to nearly a million residents and the Parish complex spans 4,664 acres.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Before the disaster, part of the complex had been a bird sanctuary, and 220 acres of forest had to be razed in the cleanup.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland