the country
noun
1
: the people who live in a country
The whole country was stunned by the news.
The President has the support of most of the country.
2
: land that is away from big towns and cities : countryside
She lives out in the country.
They prefer the country to the city.
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Local governments around the country have been trying to get companies that used and made forever chemicals such as PFNA to foot the bill for the expensive job of cleaning up contamination.
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Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2025
The Stranahan House is one of the few historic sites in the county, which is considered to be young compared to other parts of the country.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
China’s Commerce Ministry on Thursday introduced new restrictions on products containing certain rare earth minerals from the country, requiring foreign suppliers to secure Beijing’s approval to export them.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
The latter, in particular, has been gripped by the spread of the H3N2 virus in the country’s north.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
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Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2025
The Stranahan House is one of the few historic sites in the county, which is considered to be young compared to other parts of the country.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
China’s Commerce Ministry on Thursday introduced new restrictions on products containing certain rare earth minerals from the country, requiring foreign suppliers to secure Beijing’s approval to export them.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
The latter, in particular, has been gripped by the spread of the H3N2 virus in the country’s north.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
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“The country.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20country. Accessed 11 Oct. 2025.
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