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motherlands

noun

plural of motherland

as in birthplaces

a place of origin for many oenophiles, France remains the motherland of fine wines

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the land of one's birth, residence, or citizenship all his life he longed to return to his motherland

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More than simply a source of beans — the Yergacheffe variety is popular — Yemen is often considered one of coffee’s historic birthplaces.

— Christopher Hassiotis, AJC.com, 18 June 2026
These are the birthplaces of vast amounts of planets.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 June 2026

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In 1974, both countries signed an agreement at the United Nations defining the maritime boundaries in the strait.

— Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Yet for Asian countries that endured Japanese imperial rule and expansion, Yasukuni remains a symbol of Japan’s militarism.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

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The initial phases of Heartwood at Richmond Hill include an industrial park, retail spaces near the I-95 interchange, a three-school campus and about 1,000 homes.

— Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 17 Aug. 2026
OpenAI and Anthropic employees could theoretically pool their IPO windfalls and buy nearly 29% of all homes in the San Francisco metro area, according to Redfin.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

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Seminole and Miccosukee people denounced it as a threat to their sacred homelands.

— The Conversation, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026
The lessons of the civil rights movement, the language and songs of homelands, our stories, music and cuisines, have so much power.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026

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