renewable resource
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Oil is a renewable resource, but a specialized tanker is a strategic asset.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
The complementarity between wind and solar farms was enhanced by the high-resolution modeling due to improved representation of renewable resource variability.
From Science Daily • Dec. 6, 2024
Weeping for what is being lost right now, in terms of human lives and habitat degradation, but also believing that hope is indeed our one, true renewable resource.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2023
The accelerated rate at which Minaret has grown since 2019 draws from the renewable resource of friendship, which has allowed Minaret the potential of growth even when the money isn’t there.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2023
Dried peat moss, Sphagnum, is commonly used as fuel in some parts of Europe and is considered a renewable resource.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
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