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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Margate Mayor Antonio Arserio voted in favor of rezoning and the land-use amendment after developers agreed to change residential plans during negotiations with Carolinas residents last year.
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Megan Vaz, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
On August 18, 1587, in Roanoke Island, Virginia Dare was the first white child born into an English colony on the land that would become America.
—Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
That pressure has been less intense in Amapa, where about 82% of the land remains forested, according to MapBiomas, a nonprofit that tracks land use.
—Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Most of the land lining the highway is set aside for apartment and commercial construction.
—Samuel O’Neal 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
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Megan Vaz, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
On August 18, 1587, in Roanoke Island, Virginia Dare was the first white child born into an English colony on the land that would become America.
—Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
That pressure has been less intense in Amapa, where about 82% of the land remains forested, according to MapBiomas, a nonprofit that tracks land use.
—Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Most of the land lining the highway is set aside for apartment and commercial construction.
—Samuel O’Neal 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
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“The land.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20land. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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