natural resource
noun
1
natural resources plural
: industrial materials and capacities (such as mineral deposits and waterpower) supplied by nature
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Fast fashion and technology designed to be out of date within a few years are putting unsustainable demands on our natural resources.
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Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
Efforts to utilize French Guiana’s vast natural resources ended in disaster on multiple occasions, the jungle interior taking on a reputation perhaps only equaled by Joseph Conrad’s deeply colonial descriptions of the Congo Free State in Heart of Darkness almost a century later.
—Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 13 Dec. 2024
Enamored with Azerbaijan's vast oil and natural resources and proximity to Iran for military intelligence, Western leaders like President Joe Biden have refused to condemn Azerbaijan and have blocked numerous United Nations resolutions criticizing Azerbaijan.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Around the world, Habitat builds and renovates homes, increasing the use of sustainable natural resources and construction practices while reducing the emission of greenhouse gases throughout a home’s life cycle.
—Jonathan Reckford, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
Efforts to utilize French Guiana’s vast natural resources ended in disaster on multiple occasions, the jungle interior taking on a reputation perhaps only equaled by Joseph Conrad’s deeply colonial descriptions of the Congo Free State in Heart of Darkness almost a century later.
—Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 13 Dec. 2024
Enamored with Azerbaijan's vast oil and natural resources and proximity to Iran for military intelligence, Western leaders like President Joe Biden have refused to condemn Azerbaijan and have blocked numerous United Nations resolutions criticizing Azerbaijan.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Around the world, Habitat builds and renovates homes, increasing the use of sustainable natural resources and construction practices while reducing the emission of greenhouse gases throughout a home’s life cycle.
—Jonathan Reckford, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Natural resource.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/natural%20resource. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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