the land
noun
: land in the countryside that is thought of as providing a simple and good way of living
He wanted to move/get back to the land.
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If the mediation breaks down, the county will trigger eminent domain and buy the land for the fuel depot.
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Joshua Ceballos, Miami Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
Broomfield grew up not too far away and the land was close to a property his brother owns nearby.
—Celia Fernandez
raffi Paul, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2025
Advertisement Maduro has not yet publicly commented on the land strike.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 30 Dec. 2025
Similarly, as the four seeds float across the land, the integration between them and the environment occasionally reads visually clunky in its execution, making the viewer aware of the compositing.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 30 Dec. 2025
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Joshua Ceballos, Miami Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
Broomfield grew up not too far away and the land was close to a property his brother owns nearby.
—Celia Fernandez
raffi Paul, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2025
Advertisement Maduro has not yet publicly commented on the land strike.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 30 Dec. 2025
Similarly, as the four seeds float across the land, the integration between them and the environment occasionally reads visually clunky in its execution, making the viewer aware of the compositing.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 30 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the land
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“The land.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20land. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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