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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Now, the pair plan to keep it 100 — a combination of Kelce’s number 87 and Swift’s lucky number 13 — on the land, the sea, the sky, and, soon, down the aisle. Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025 In China, the government owns all the land, and people who own a house or an apartment in those high-rise buildings can only get a long-term lease on the land below it. Peter Leyden, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025 But there might not be anyone at those locations to manage the land and recreation spots either, which could inconvenience or put visitors at risk, Feinman said. Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025 There was no debate or discussion about the land transfer ahead of the trustees’ vote to hand it over to the state. Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 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 10 Oct. 2025.

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