as in homes
the land of one's birth, residence, or citizenship
though they had lived in their adopted country for many years, the immigrant families never broke their ties with the fatherland entirely
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That鈥檚 a jolt to the senators in both parties working on a housing reform bill that鈥檚 now on the floor, which also includes a stab at the president鈥檚 priority of cutting down institutional investors buying up single-family homes.—
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9 Mar. 2026 -
Firefighters made quick work of a 2-acre brush fire that broke out in a Birdland canyon late Sunday morning, threatening homes and prompting evacuations, authorities said.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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Traders are also concerned about the risk to oil facilities in countries like the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest exporter.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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Most of the Muslim majority countries have laws referencing sharia.—
Rachel Royster
Updated March 3,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Mar. 2026
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While designing these workshops, Tejeda considered immigrants who haven’t seen their homelands in many years.—
Anya Sesay,
jsonline.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Cambodia, like neighboring Thailand, has benefited from a trend in recent decades involving the repatriation of art and archaeological treasures taken from their homelands.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Fatherlands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatherlands. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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