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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Forecasters say Wednesday’s rain could be preceded by rapid warming of the land, triggering lightning that could start wildfires across a parched county.
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Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
But only in 1993 would the state of Israel acknowledge that a nation of Palestinians shared the land between the river and the sea.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
My father, Bob Stamey, always believed the land should be used wisely and envisioned a campus-style development.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025
America is the land of the free, home of the brave—and one of only two nations in the world that allows the pharmaceutical industry to advertise drugs directly to consumers.
—Rep. Greg Murphy, M.d., MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
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Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
But only in 1993 would the state of Israel acknowledge that a nation of Palestinians shared the land between the river and the sea.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
My father, Bob Stamey, always believed the land should be used wisely and envisioned a campus-style development.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025
America is the land of the free, home of the brave—and one of only two nations in the world that allows the pharmaceutical industry to advertise drugs directly to consumers.
—Rep. Greg Murphy, M.d., MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 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 21 Sep. 2025.
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