: not tilled
untilled fields
… the land was rough and untilled.—
L. Frank Baum
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The farmers will also receive instruction in no-till management, which calls for crops to be planted in narrow rows within the untilled seedbeds of previous crops.
—Delaney Dryfoos, Journal Sentinel, 4 July 2024
One particularly innovative application of spatial finance is the ability to measure environmental variables, like the carbon-trapping power of untilled soil or the effect of pollinators—or invasive species—on agriculture or timberland.
—Brian Cross, Forbes, 11 July 2022
This is surprisingly untilled soil for the franchise.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2022
This country is lush, with vast areas of untilled land, and nobody should go hungry.
—Nicholas Kristof, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Mar. 2018
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Delaney Dryfoos, Journal Sentinel, 4 July 2024
One particularly innovative application of spatial finance is the ability to measure environmental variables, like the carbon-trapping power of untilled soil or the effect of pollinators—or invasive species—on agriculture or timberland.
—Brian Cross, Forbes, 11 July 2022
This is surprisingly untilled soil for the franchise.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2022
This country is lush, with vast areas of untilled land, and nobody should go hungry.
—Nicholas Kristof, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Mar. 2018
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“Untilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untilled. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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