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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But the one-time Trump ally, who later became one of the president's top critics, argued that picking a fight with the chief justice could negatively impact what happens for Trump at the highest court in the land.
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Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2025
The company is planning to lease the land, which is the remains of a farmstead, for up to 40 years, according to the county.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
The parcels were part of the Granville Land Grants that stretched east to west the length of the North Carolina-Virginia border and about 65 miles south, according to the land trust.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 21 Mar. 2025
While the Interior Department typically oversees the land, temporary jurisdiction of the Roosevelt Reservation has previously been transferred to the Pentagon, including during Trump's first term, to aid border wall construction.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
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Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2025
The company is planning to lease the land, which is the remains of a farmstead, for up to 40 years, according to the county.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
The parcels were part of the Granville Land Grants that stretched east to west the length of the North Carolina-Virginia border and about 65 miles south, according to the land trust.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 21 Mar. 2025
While the Interior Department typically oversees the land, temporary jurisdiction of the Roosevelt Reservation has previously been transferred to the Pentagon, including during Trump's first term, to aid border wall construction.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
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 29 Mar. 2025.
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