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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South of Roosevelt, the initial portions of The 78 are now under construction, and early planning is underway for the land west of the river anchored by a new Sox Park. — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026 Metallica have always striven to be the biggest band in the land, and the Sphere gave them their biggest production ever. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2026 Johnson trained at the alternative Warren Wilson College in Asheville, North Carolina—where students farm the food, manage the land, and more. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026 The first forests had spread across the land, dominated by the earliest woody trees, called Cladoxylopsida. — Literary Hub, 2 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 5 Oct. 2026.

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