subsoil

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Brazil holds a trump card in tariff negotiations with the United States: its subsoil is rich in rare earth minerals coveted by manufacturers in a sector dominated by China.

From Barron's • Oct. 25, 2025

After scraping you’ll likely be left with subsoil, layers of clay or sand, that lack the life-giving nutrients plants require.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2025

Excavators are then used to dig out the top soil and subsoil.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2024

If you dig a burial pit into the subsoil, when you take the dead out and backfill it, the soil will be a different color.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 2, 2024

Two of the runs—the ones among the thorn trees—led straight down to burrows scooped out of the top of the chalk subsoil.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams