soil

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Any soil that does accumulate on the surface is often washed into caves, where it settles and creates pockets of suitable material.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

She has a firm idea about the distinction between two very different theories of citizenship: jus soli, based on soil, and jus sanguinis, based on descent.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

The soil is returned to the families of those who have died, to use to grow whatever they want in memory of those they have lost.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Among the archives are brittle and faded hand-drawn field maps plus more than 150,000 soil and rock samples.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Others began peeking from the earth, dotting the soil in gray and pink and blue.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman