natural resource
noun
1
natural resources plural
: industrial materials and capacities (such as mineral deposits and waterpower) supplied by nature
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These represented hundreds of thousands of products and natural resources wasted.
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Stéphane Jg Girod, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
In the 1860s, President Andrew Johnson commissioned a report that found Greenland to be a strategic investment because of its natural resources.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 25 Dec. 2024
In May, Forest Service chief Randy Moore sat before the U.S. Senate’s committee on natural resources and energy to discuss his $8.9 billion budget request for the 2024-25 fiscal year.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 23 Dec. 2024
At the same time, Norway also has one of the world’s smallest carbon footprints, tapping its abundant natural resources—including, of course, the water—to generate renewable energy.
—Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Dec. 2024
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Stéphane Jg Girod, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
In the 1860s, President Andrew Johnson commissioned a report that found Greenland to be a strategic investment because of its natural resources.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 25 Dec. 2024
In May, Forest Service chief Randy Moore sat before the U.S. Senate’s committee on natural resources and energy to discuss his $8.9 billion budget request for the 2024-25 fiscal year.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 23 Dec. 2024
At the same time, Norway also has one of the world’s smallest carbon footprints, tapping its abundant natural resources—including, of course, the water—to generate renewable energy.
—Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Natural resource.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/natural%20resource. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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