- plural of natural resource.
natural resources
Britishplural noun
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Globalization is unwinding, and competition over natural resources, trade routes and technology are taking its place.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
The refinery is the latest element of Capt Traoré's drive to increase state control over Burkina Faso's natural resources and reduce its economic dependence on foreign companies and former Western partners.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Under Putin, Russia has tied its future to the Arctic and the region’s natural resources, including liquefied natural gas.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026
That could mean controlling political power, military power, natural resources or social media to influence populations—to name a few applications.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Farmer didn’t believe in Marxism, but he was impressed, as I was, by just how much a country with little in the way of natural resources could accomplish.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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