The old ranch encompassed fifty US survey acres of rolling pasture and oak groves.

The county recorder noted that the property's boundary was measured in US survey foot rather than international feet, which slightly altered the reported acreage.

My friend, a US Virgin Islander, taught me how to make rum cake for the holidays.

God preserve us! I can't believe how huge that storm has become.

Don't beat yourself up about missing the deadline— it happens to the best of us, and we'll figure out a way to fix it.

So you broke the vase and blamed the cat—tell us another.

He shrugged and muttered, after us the deluge, as if whatever came next wouldn't concern him.

US Virgin Islanders celebrated the reopening of the island's historic market with music, food, and dance.

We spent two unforgettable weeks island-hopping through the US Virgin Islands last summer.

According to the land registry, every US survey acre equals 43,560 square feet.