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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The power company built out the land at the plant through the 1970s with a mixture of sand, clay and coal ash to fill in the steel piling wall, according to a NIPSCO spokesperson in a June 5 statement, noting that 18% of the fill is coal ash.
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Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
This new trend is creating wildlife itineraries that span both the land and sea.
—Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
After all, a successful arena will increase the value of development OAC is planning for the land around it.
—Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
SpaceX argues that orbital data centers sidestep the land, water and power grid constraints squeezing terrestrial AI.
—Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 12 June 2026
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Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
This new trend is creating wildlife itineraries that span both the land and sea.
—Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
After all, a successful arena will increase the value of development OAC is planning for the land around it.
—Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
SpaceX argues that orbital data centers sidestep the land, water and power grid constraints squeezing terrestrial AI.
—Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 12 June 2026
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“The land.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20land. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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