as in loams
a brown or black material in soil that is formed when plants and animals decay
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If your windows are heavily dirty, let the solution sit for a couple of minutes to loosen the dirt.—
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But after Freddie Freeman worked a four-pitch walk, Smith pounded a first-pitch sinker into the dirt.—
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New York Times,
12 July 2025
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Why on earth would Amazon invest such substantial amounts in human capital with an eye on shedding it?—
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Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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That’s right, at current rates, by around the middle of this century, the earth won’t have enough land to feed its ever-growing population—this is also very bad!—
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“Humuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humuses. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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