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fertile

[fur-tl, -tahyl] / ˈfɜr tl, -taɪl /


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The fertile soils south of the Rhine-Meuse wetlands had attracted pioneer Neolithic farmer-colonists as early as 5,500BC.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

Lawyers handle troves of text and data, making the legal industry fertile ground for large language models that can help sift through documents.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

But a more recent study, “Sperm concentration remains stable among fertile American men” published in January, found no clinically significant decline in sperm concentration among American men between 1970 and 2018.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

Popular among grassroots movements, the concept of "Fossil Free Zones" is slowly gaining traction in international meetings and found fertile ground in Santa Marta.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Let us now return to our questions: Why did agriculture never arise independently in some fertile and highly suitable areas, such as California, Europe, temperate Australia, and subequatorial Africa?

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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