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 judge conceded that the mine will destroy the sites and could drain water supplies in the area, but allowed the land exchange to proceed. Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 16 Aug. 2025 Woven effortlessly into this wild beauty is Carne Golf Links, a 27-hole masterpiece that plays as raw and authentic as the land itself. Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025 State permits are approved, and 95% of the land acquisition is completed. Jordan Blum, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2025 At issue is whether the city should allow the Irvine Company to replace the 193-acre golf course with a new residential village that would include 3,100 housing units, a school, parks and other public spaces or preserve the land in its current form as open space. Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 13 Aug. 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 20 Aug. 2025.

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