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old country

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Takaichi's remark crossed what China considers a red line in its relations with other countries about Taiwan, which is a self-governing island that Beijing claims as its territory.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Now, a country shaped in part by that migration is accepting people the US wants to remove.

— Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

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Quintana said his grandfather and father, Jose Quintana and Cesar Quintana, started the restaurant with a recipe from his family’s hometown of Parral, Chihuahua, though the dish is known for being from the nearby state Sinaloa.

— Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026
The hometown team appeared in the first round of live shows for the NBC competition series this season after a successful audition earlier this summer.

— Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of hometown

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In the end the storybook house got its Christmas debut, with neighboring church bells, sheep, and a nativity scene for revelers.

— Laura Regensdorf, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026
Cicero, originally from Scicli, suggests bookmarking the Church of San Bartolomeo’s Neapolitan nativity, or the curious Cristo con la gonnella.

— Jenn Rice, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2026

Definition of nativity

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The Courant has reported, most colonists were not exactly mesmerized by the notion of severing ties with the mother country.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
Men arrived armed with Western money, built up commercial operations, exploited the local population and sent most of the profits back to the mother country.

— Hettie O'Brien, The Dial, 21 Apr. 2026

Definition of mother country

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Back in Blighty, the nearby city of Chichester is also a must-visit, with its Roman and Anglo-Saxon remnants, great shopping facilities, and its historic cathedral in the centre.

— Emma Clarke, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2026
Still, Bateman is a literary character that fits the bill for our times, especially, sad to say, in the United States, and even here in Blighty.

— Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 1 Dec. 2025

Definition of Blighty

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In this case, the O is designed with roots that represent the land, a lamb for spring and new birth, and an almond blossom petal.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
Born and raised in Nogales, Mexico, the fourth of twelve children, Trujillo had deep community roots.

— Allie Torgan, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

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