timberland
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of timberland
Example Sentences
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Atlanta-based Domain was founded in 2008 by PricewaterhouseCoopers veteran Patrick R. Leardo and focuses on asset-backed investments, including real estate, timberland and entertainment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
The late David Swensen, who earned high returns for Yale University’s endowment by investing in “alternative” assets such as venture capital, timberland, and private-equity buyout funds, popularized the notion of an “illiquidity premium.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026
PotlatchDeltic rose 4.6% to $43.55 as Rayonier reached an agreement to merge with the fellow timberland company.
From Barron's • Oct. 14, 2025
Industry groups representing loggers, mills, private timberland owners, biomass energy producers and others claim the designation would lead to heightened wildfire risk.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2024
At length all was ready, and they found themselves, one bright spring morning, installed in a big seven-passenger touring car en route for Braxton Woods, as the strip of timberland was called.
From The Radio Boys Trailing a Voice or, Solving a Wireless Mystery by Chapman, Allen
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