: a unit of area equal to 10,000 square meters see Metric System Table
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Less than 1,000 acres (300 hectares) of this Sardinian indigenous grape exist in the world, producing a welcome surprise—wines with dark, rich and layered flavors that could skyrocket in popularity.
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Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
The legislation would sell about 10,000 acres (4050 hectares) of land in two Utah counties.
—Matthew Brown, Denver Post, 11 May 2025
Founded in August 2019, Shandong Youdao Chemical occupies more than 46 hectares of land in the Gaomi Renhe chemical park and employs more than 300 people, according to the company’s website.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
Loss of pristine rainforests alone reached 6.7 million hectares in 2024, nearly twice as much as in 2023, researchers at the University of Maryland and the World Resources Institute said in an annual update of the state of the world’s forests.
—Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
The legislation would sell about 10,000 acres (4050 hectares) of land in two Utah counties.
—Matthew Brown, Denver Post, 11 May 2025
Founded in August 2019, Shandong Youdao Chemical occupies more than 46 hectares of land in the Gaomi Renhe chemical park and employs more than 300 people, according to the company’s website.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
Loss of pristine rainforests alone reached 6.7 million hectares in 2024, nearly twice as much as in 2023, researchers at the University of Maryland and the World Resources Institute said in an annual update of the state of the world’s forests.
—Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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“Hectare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hectare. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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hectare
noun
hect·are
ˈhek-ˌta(ə)r 
-ˌte(ə)r
-ˌte(ə)r
-ˌtär
: a unit of area equal to 10,000 square meters see metric system
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