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soil

[soil] / sɔɪl /
NOUN
earth, dirt
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STRONGEST


NOUN
land where one lives
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Deschamps won the World Cup as a captain and manager with France, but said he would not be drawn into the emotion of his last game on home soil.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Beginning in the 1880s, he funded Hebrew schools there, as well as agricultural settlements and archaeological excavations meant to reconnect Jews to the soil and the ancient Hebrew civilization buried beneath it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

New talks are scheduled for Monday, ahead of the first World Cup match on US soil on June 12 at SoFi.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

Amoebae are single celled organisms that commonly live in natural environments such as lakes, rivers, soil, and water systems.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

A small rose garden is planted in the front lawn with red and pink flowers popping against the dark soil.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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