soil
Example Sentences
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Only four British men have ever run faster on UK soil than his time of 9.96 seconds to win the England Athletics Championships in Bedford that day.
From BBC
"Preliminary studies based on geological analysis of the terrain and the different layers of soil indicate the remains could be between 10,000 and 40,000 years old," the museum said in a statement.
From Barron's
The oil crisis in the 1970s and the arrival of Japanese-owned factories on U.S. soil were big blows to Detroit.
Giardia is spread through feces-contaminated water, soil and food, according to Cornell University’s veterinary college.
From Los Angeles Times
They have been found in deep ocean waters, farmland soils, wildlife, and even inside the human body.
From Science Daily
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
