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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After making the deal with CBS, a local ranger knocks on Kaczynski’s cabin door and claims that local copper miners are interested in inspecting the property lines around the land. — Jane Lacroix, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026 Because the children often walked into the land to retrieve stray baseballs, Griffin said, the Bland family recognized the need for a public park, telling her dad about their desire someday to turn the property into just that. — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026 Research by Dror Etkes, who runs the settlement watchdog group Kerem Navot, determined the land was privately owned. — Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026 The number one team in the land, Texas, will travel to Knoxville to take on a dangerous looking Tennessee team, while the team with perhaps the best resume in the country, Ole Miss, takes a trip to The Swamp to play the Gators. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 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 28 Sep. 2026.

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