as in home
the land of one's birth, residence, or citizenship tries to return every year to Italy, her homeland for the first two decades of her life

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Recent Examples of homeland The court will decide whether to extend McElroy’s TRO into a longer preliminary injunction, which would keep the FEMA homeland security grants available while the case proceeds. Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025 In a statement, Jay said he’s been inspired by Bunny’s love of his homeland. Angel Diaz, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025 Border and port security and air and missile defense of the homeland are areas in which military power will be essential. Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025 Kostoulas arrived from Olympiacos in his homeland in July for £30million. Andy Naylor, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for homeland
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  • Starks’ dream is to someday visit the Warren Occult Museum in Connecticut, which is closed to the public, but open to guests who book overnight stays at the home of late, famed ghost hunters Ed and Lorraine Warren.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
  • When his high fly ball crossed into Toronto’s home bullpen, Guerrero earned his first playoff homer.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
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  • Other countries like Russia, China and Syria limit access to VPNs and what VPN providers can operate in their countries.
    Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • With United Nations climate talks around the corner in November, Rockström and other researchers hope leaders in countries around the world will incorporate scientific perspectives about the food system into their national policies.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Homeland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homeland. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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