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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Audiences will witness how life finds a way to survive on a planet where meteors fall, super volcanoes erupt, seas boil and the land moves.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 May 2025
Today, the land contains electrical infrastructure for Duke Energy and chemical storage for Orange County utilities.
—Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 May 2025
Wright was able to select the land where the Martin House was built.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025
The cultural differences had a huge impact on me — this was the land of the possible.
—Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 8 May 2025
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 May 2025
Today, the land contains electrical infrastructure for Duke Energy and chemical storage for Orange County utilities.
—Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 May 2025
Wright was able to select the land where the Martin House was built.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025
The cultural differences had a huge impact on me — this was the land of the possible.
—Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 8 May 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 24 May. 2025.
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