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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The Sloane Avenue Group and Redstone Group, a joint venture, have offered $25,000 to the town of Burns Harbor for the land.
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Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2025
Chef Taylor Cullen, who leads the culinary team, has created a menu that tells the story of the land.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Nearly 90% of the land in Chelan County is publicly owned, and much of that is not directly accessible by road.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 28 June 2025
First, a closure order usually stays in place for months, if not years, to allow the land to heal and because post-fire hazards need to be remediated before the public returns, a point forest service officials have stressed many times.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
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Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2025
Chef Taylor Cullen, who leads the culinary team, has created a menu that tells the story of the land.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Nearly 90% of the land in Chelan County is publicly owned, and much of that is not directly accessible by road.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 28 June 2025
First, a closure order usually stays in place for months, if not years, to allow the land to heal and because post-fire hazards need to be remediated before the public returns, a point forest service officials have stressed many times.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
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“The land.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20land. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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