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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Her path crosses with that of Inocência, an enslaved Black woman who possesses healing knowledge, knows the land, and devises her own strategies of resistance. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026 Military base restrictions A logistics center, Creme explained, is an ideal use of the land because of land use restrictions related to the nearby Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2026 True, Dua Lipa has mostly lived in places where the de facto street food is a kebab, but work obligations put her in the land of hot dogs plenty. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026 However, the price does account for an 875-square-foot subterranean addition installed in 2021, as well as a pool and cabin tacked onto the land in 2020. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026 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 14 Oct. 2026.

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