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soil

[soil] / sɔɪl /
NOUN
earth, dirt
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STRONGEST


NOUN
land where one lives
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But fast forward more than three decades to the present day and excitement for the return of the World Cup on American soil does not yet appear to have really taken off.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

The origins of American liberty lay deep in the Puritan soil of New England as the cultural memory of Plymouth and the English Civil War energized the 18th century’s revolutionary spirit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Now the Mexican legend is pushing to make his historic sixth World Cup appearance on home soil.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

It is a contrast to the first World Cup on US soil, in 1994, the tournament which still holds the all-time attendance record at 3.6 million.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

But miles beneath the soil and sand, the mountains and oceans, Earth’s lithosphere is broken into a clumsy jigsaw puzzle of rock.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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