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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Raymond and her husband bought the land three decades ago to run a hobby farm, raising miniature donkeys, goats, chickens, horses, ducks and ponies.
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Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
But a request to rezone the land for redevelopment puts all that at risk.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2025
Around a decade ago when Vienna was turning the land into housing, the competition was fierce.
—Ryan Kellman, NPR, 15 June 2025
Currently, no information is available regarding the land area burned or the size of the crew executing the prescribed fire.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 June 2025
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Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
But a request to rezone the land for redevelopment puts all that at risk.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2025
Around a decade ago when Vienna was turning the land into housing, the competition was fierce.
—Ryan Kellman, NPR, 15 June 2025
Currently, no information is available regarding the land area burned or the size of the crew executing the prescribed fire.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 June 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 Jun. 2025.
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