Example Sentences
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Janssen explained that 200 units of nitrogen are used per acre of irrigated corn.
From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2026
The property features three creeks that “meander through the ranch for over five miles,” as well as irrigated meadows and “historic water rights irrigating 1,200 acres.”
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 23, 2025
It has argued that just a 2% reduction in the amount of water it gets from the Nile could result in the loss of 200,000 acres of irrigated land.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2025
There, at least a quarter of all nitrogen oxides — the precursors to smog — are released by the area’s irrigated green spaces, according to research from UC Davis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2024
A rice paddy has to be irrigated, so a complex system of dikes has to be built around the field.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
