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Recent Examples of old country
The founders latched on to Harris not only because of his skill at running with a football, but because his mother was from the old country.
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Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2022
My Grandma immigrated from the old country: now Croatia.
—Terry Pluto, cleveland, 1 Jan. 2023
In those years, Grief had become a peculiar relation from the old country, one who kept apart and spoke another language.
—Kathy Flann, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2022
For decades, The Venetian became a social hub for local Italian-Americans and others who wanted authentic food from the old country.
—Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 21 Nov. 2022
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Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2022
My Grandma immigrated from the old country: now Croatia.
—Terry Pluto, cleveland, 1 Jan. 2023
In those years, Grief had become a peculiar relation from the old country, one who kept apart and spoke another language.
—Kathy Flann, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2022
For decades, The Venetian became a social hub for local Italian-Americans and others who wanted authentic food from the old country.
—Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 21 Nov. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for old country
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The virus’ spread prompted the World Health Organization in August to declare a public health emergency of international concern, particularly as the virus spread to several other neighboring countries in Africa.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
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Make plans to see people from other countries or different backgrounds.Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
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Vance held a rally in his hometown of Middletown shortly after he was named Trump's running mate.Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2024
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More news: Kamala Harris Personally Called Dodgers Manager After World Series A native of Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada, Votto attempted a comeback with his hometown Toronto Blue Jays in 2024.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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If episode three gave us Alfonso Cuarón’s Pietà, this is his nativity.Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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More than 100 stalls sell their wares at Plaza Mayor Christmas Market, welcoming travelers in to peruse nativity scene figures, children’s toys, and playful trinkets to take home.Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2024
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Their speeches were now peppered with professions of faith in the nation, in Magyar tradition, in the homeland, in national interests, in respectability, in middle-class values, in the family, in love of the mother country.PAUL LENDVAI, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2019
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Korea, director Bong’s mother country, was our first choice in terms of where to debut the film.Patrick Frater, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
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This suggests affection for Scorsese’s western ran wide but not deep among the Blighty contingent, consistent with their history of only embracing films about America’s racial ills when they’re directed by Brits.Vulture, Vulture, 19 Jan. 2024
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According to The Associated Press, more than 29,000 people have hit the shores of Blighty this year on small boats, after over 46,000 last year.Adam Shaw, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2023
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“Old country.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/old%20country. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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