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fertilizer

[fur-tl-ahy-zer] / ˈfɜr tlˌaɪ zər /


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That is aimed at causing enough economic damage to Iran that it agrees to reopen the vital waterway, which carries about a fifth of the world’s oil and other valuable commodities like fertilizer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Many economists had already assumed the Strait of Hormuz, through which petroleum products and other commodities such as fertilizer transit from the Persian Gulf, would eventually reopen and oil prices would fall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

They frequently appear in wastewater and can end up in biosolid fertilizer, also called sewage sludge, which is produced during wastewater treatment.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026

Looking ahead, the longer oil prices remain high, the more it will weigh on transport costs and fertilizer prices, potentially pushing food costs higher.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Solution: turning bones into knife handles, blood into fertilizer, beef fat into margarine.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield




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