natural resource
noun
1
natural resources plural
: industrial materials and capacities (such as mineral deposits and waterpower) supplied by nature
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The measure also creates an 11-member advisory council appointed by the commissioner of natural resources to review the new grants.
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Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2024
The country itself is the fourth wealthiest in the EU, with a GDP per capita of $52,000 (€48,000) and the CIA World Factbook lists its natural resources as petroleum, natural gas, fish, arable land, salt, limestone, chalk, stone, gravel and sand.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
This culinary journey offers not just a taste of Bermuda’s natural resources but also a deep connection to the island’s history and self-sustaining practices, and the beauty of living in harmony with the land.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 24 Oct. 2024
Instead of confronting any aspect of humanity’s exploitation of natural resources, Oxman creates products that placate people with shiny, technological fixes.
—Kate Wagner, Curbed, 21 Oct. 2024
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Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2024
The country itself is the fourth wealthiest in the EU, with a GDP per capita of $52,000 (€48,000) and the CIA World Factbook lists its natural resources as petroleum, natural gas, fish, arable land, salt, limestone, chalk, stone, gravel and sand.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
This culinary journey offers not just a taste of Bermuda’s natural resources but also a deep connection to the island’s history and self-sustaining practices, and the beauty of living in harmony with the land.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 24 Oct. 2024
Instead of confronting any aspect of humanity’s exploitation of natural resources, Oxman creates products that placate people with shiny, technological fixes.
—Kate Wagner, Curbed, 21 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for natural resource
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“Natural resource.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/natural%20resource. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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