fertile soil
noun
: a place where something begins or develops in large amounts
Poor neighborhoods can be fertile soil for crime.
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Democracy provides not only the foundation for freedom, but also the fertile soil in which economies grow best.
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Ian Simmons, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Well before humans began putting billions of tons of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, entire populations would migrate toward better conditions in search of a place with milder weather or more fertile soil or the absence of drought.
—Adam Clark Estes, WIRED, 12 Oct. 2024
Just one mile away from the sea of Cortez and San Jose del Cabo’s estuary, the farm’s fertile soil yields seasonal crops served in the rustic open-air restaurant adjacent to the fields.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
Its normalization at home creates fertile soil for domestic political violence, as evidenced most dramatically in the January 6 insurrection and as seen in an increase in right-wing domestic terrorism.
—Justin Casey, Foreign Affairs, 19 Jan. 2023
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Ian Simmons, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Well before humans began putting billions of tons of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, entire populations would migrate toward better conditions in search of a place with milder weather or more fertile soil or the absence of drought.
—Adam Clark Estes, WIRED, 12 Oct. 2024
Just one mile away from the sea of Cortez and San Jose del Cabo’s estuary, the farm’s fertile soil yields seasonal crops served in the rustic open-air restaurant adjacent to the fields.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
Its normalization at home creates fertile soil for domestic political violence, as evidenced most dramatically in the January 6 insurrection and as seen in an increase in right-wing domestic terrorism.
—Justin Casey, Foreign Affairs, 19 Jan. 2023
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“Fertile soil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fertile%20soil. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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