acres

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The scene from the second-floor windows is less appealing: Acres of dirt lots, barren trees and a handful of construction sites—painful reminders of the costliest wildfire on record and the still-long recovery effort ahead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

That intriguing capacity resonates in the first picture, “40 Acres and a Unicorn,” which hangs alone in the show’s entry to mark the start of his career.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2025

He runs Tropical Acres Farms, a seven-acre operation in West Palm Beach, where Salazar and his wife grow and sell fruit and trees.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2025

In Shore Acres, at least 1,200 of the roughly 2,600 homes flooded with Idalia; many flooded again during a storm in December.

From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2024

This place was significantly more depressing than Sunset Acres.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green