natural resource
noun
1
natural resources plural
: industrial materials and capacities (such as mineral deposits and waterpower) supplied by nature
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In this week’s episode, Rex sits down with Tad Bohannon, CEO of Central Arkansas Water, to discuss the region’s most valuable natural resource: water.
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arkansasonline.com, 11 July 2025
These capabilities include expansive development of technology, infrastructure buildout, and reduction of red tape for harnessing natural resources needed to support our supply chains.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
Our economic infrastructure is largely designed to get natural resources to American manufacturers.
—Stephen Marche, The Atlantic, 1 July 2025
Locals and visitors from around the country come here to experience a vanishing and free natural resource: some of the darkest nighttime skies in the world.
—Carlos Morales, NPR, 1 July 2025
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arkansasonline.com, 11 July 2025
These capabilities include expansive development of technology, infrastructure buildout, and reduction of red tape for harnessing natural resources needed to support our supply chains.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
Our economic infrastructure is largely designed to get natural resources to American manufacturers.
—Stephen Marche, The Atlantic, 1 July 2025
Locals and visitors from around the country come here to experience a vanishing and free natural resource: some of the darkest nighttime skies in the world.
—Carlos Morales, NPR, 1 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for natural resource
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“Natural resource.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/natural%20resource. Accessed 17 Jul. 2025.
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