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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First, the law will allow modular and manufactured homes to be built in zones designated for single-family homes, provided the home and the land meet certain requirements.
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Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
Back in May, the city council of Suffolk, Va., voted to return 71 acres of land to the Nansemond, the result of a yearslong debate between the city and the tribe, which had been displaced from the land in the 1600s.
—Natalie Escobar, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
Just a handful are left with even NASCAR at least temporarily pulling up stakes, selling most of the land Auto Club Speedway stood on in Fontana and leaving Southern California off its racing schedule for just the second time since 1997.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
In these conditions, landscape restoration and conservation initiatives become ethically and politically fraught, and questions around how the land should be managed are complex.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
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Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
Back in May, the city council of Suffolk, Va., voted to return 71 acres of land to the Nansemond, the result of a yearslong debate between the city and the tribe, which had been displaced from the land in the 1600s.
—Natalie Escobar, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
Just a handful are left with even NASCAR at least temporarily pulling up stakes, selling most of the land Auto Club Speedway stood on in Fontana and leaving Southern California off its racing schedule for just the second time since 1997.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
In these conditions, landscape restoration and conservation initiatives become ethically and politically fraught, and questions around how the land should be managed are complex.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
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“The land.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20land. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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