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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Angie Rieza and Damien Sargent are Fort Worth residents who live in a mobile home park near the land Black Mountain wants to develop. Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2026 Topics included how climate change and air pollution have greatly increased haze in the area, native Cherokee interpretations of the land, and how logging has impacted the park’s streams and fish populations, among other topics. Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 11 Mar. 2026 Bruno Cortes, a spokesperson for the college, said the land next to the theater was purchased to provide operational flexibility and improve the guest experience. Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 11 Mar. 2026 Make sure to first stop at the Painted Canyon Visitor Center overlook to get a bird’s-eye view of the land and then hike down for a closer look. Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 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 13 Mar. 2026.

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