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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Its grandeur, natural beauty, and larger-than-life mythos fuel these narratives, with some of the most sacred stories belonging to those who have resided on the land from time immemorial.
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Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
Johnson said the land could be sold to a private developer for something new.
—Jack Fink, CBS News, 7 June 2026
There’s also little monitoring on the land above the lake shoreline.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
The supply of properties that check all these boxes — functional ranch infrastructure, winery entitlements, the land and water profile that makes genuine self-sufficiency possible — is finite in ways that new construction can’t solve.
—Lindsey Harn, Fortune, 6 June 2026
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Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
Johnson said the land could be sold to a private developer for something new.
—Jack Fink, CBS News, 7 June 2026
There’s also little monitoring on the land above the lake shoreline.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
The supply of properties that check all these boxes — functional ranch infrastructure, winery entitlements, the land and water profile that makes genuine self-sufficiency possible — is finite in ways that new construction can’t solve.
—Lindsey Harn, Fortune, 6 June 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 9 Jun. 2026.
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