terra
Example Sentences
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Terra Lawson-Remer, chair of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, called the alleged thefts “a serious breach of trust.”
From Los Angeles Times
Despite the many Aboriginal communities, the British deemed the place terra nullius—no one’s land—and established a penal colony, bringing diseases that drastically reduced the indigenous population.
The law "helps prioritize the issue on the public agenda," said Bruno Kato, founder of Horta da Terra, a company that develops and markets Amazonian ingredients.
From Barron's
The kitchen floor suddenly terra incognita, Jack looked to me across the table for help.
Back on terra firma, Brock agrees with Perplexity's Srinivas that fewer data centres will be required, and that she instead thinks "processing will move to a handheld device, or a set-top box, or a router in your home".
From BBC
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