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a small piece of land that is developed or available for development
had a number of small tracts for sale, but we couldn't afford to buy land and then build a house
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Recent Examples of tract
May Improve Bladder Health The seeds of certain pumpkin varieties (Cucurbita pepo L.) have traditionally been used to treat parasites (e.g., intestinal worms) and urinary tract infections (UTIs).
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Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 5 Feb. 2025
That legislation, passed in 1980, acknowledges the unique management challenges of Alaska’s vast tracts of public lands and requires federal agencies to cooperate with state managers.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 31 Jan. 2025
So far, there’s been reassurance because the virus is unable to latch onto the cells in the human upper respiratory tract.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
That can include children who are seen with chronic diaper rash or urinary tract infections.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 28 Jan. 2025
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Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 5 Feb. 2025
That legislation, passed in 1980, acknowledges the unique management challenges of Alaska’s vast tracts of public lands and requires federal agencies to cooperate with state managers.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 31 Jan. 2025
So far, there’s been reassurance because the virus is unable to latch onto the cells in the human upper respiratory tract.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
That can include children who are seen with chronic diaper rash or urinary tract infections.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tract
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Most regions that need the changes are also prone to political volatility that often sacrifice social change campaigns at the altar of political ambitions.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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At the time of writing, most outages in Oregon were concentrated in the northwestern region of the state.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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Kim Kardashian faces lawsuit amid her own legal training The suit comes amid Kardashian's nascent interest in entering the legal field.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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The pain had only really started to kick in after getting carted off the field and brought by ambulance to a hospital.—
Sam Blum,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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The analysis, based on over 150,000 property listings from Zillow, calculated the percentage of homes still on the market after 30 days.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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But anyone who has owned property or been involved in a real estate deal will tell you the same thing: there’s nothing passive about it.—
Fred Hubler,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Before this administration, no senior American official would have suggested that the U.S. should take anything but a leadership role in facing a major threat — let alone the greatest land war on the European continent since World War II.—
Ian Kelly,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2025
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No one in the current rotation is shooting even league average from 3-point land.—
Fred Katz,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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Superior Court of California, Placer County A few yards away, in a clearing among the trees, her grave lay hidden under an old mattress.—
Natalie Morales,
CBS News,
15 Feb. 2025
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Hamas said its delegation held talks in Cairo with Egyptian officials and was in contact with Qatar’s prime minister about bringing into Gaza more shelters, medical supplies, fuel and heavy equipment for clearing rubble — its key demand in recent days.—
Samy Magdy,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2025
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None of this has been decisively refuted or permanently canceled, but the plot lines have run into complications.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2025
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Imagine a system that, every so often, interrupts a predictable rotation with a track a listener might never choose on their own—a musical plot twist that adds a pinch of unpredictability but doesn’t force mismatches.—
Seth Yudof,
Rolling Stone,
3 Mar. 2025
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Tropicana ditched its distinctive carafe, with its circular shape, thinning neck, and crown-like bottle cap.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
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The ruling was that both players violated the hands to the face/head/neck of an opponent policy.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2025
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The parcel is just east of the Majestic Cinemas theater.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Feb. 2025
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The supply chain continues with a different trucking firm transporting the phone to a retail store or a parcel carrier delivering it to your front door.—
Toni Pisano,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Tract.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tract. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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