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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Having the district own and manage the land was also a condition of a legal agreement that RRG reached to settle a lawsuit over an earlier iteration of the proposal, which Yolo County and a local groundwater agency had sued to challenge. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 After Israel accepted its meager portion, Arabs attacked and retained a significant part of the land that was to be divided between Jews and Arabs. — Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026 The island's weather authorities said the storm was weakening Saturday morning and that by evening, the land warnings for the typhoon would be removed. — ABC News, 23 Oct. 2026 Together with Hannes, Claas, his motley crew and their pets, Mo will have to defeat Peg Leg Olle and fulfill her childhood prophecy of finding the Blood Red Ruby of Doom to restore peace and harmony to the land. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026 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 27 Oct. 2026.

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