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flatland

[flat-land] / ˈflætˌlænd /




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The partners leased their first of three parcels of barren flatland for around $25,000 a month, anchored by a dilapidated ranch house.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

And much of the flatland area that McNeill views as most appropriate for development is restricted by open space easements purchased by the county in the 1990s.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2025

"I was raised in Delta dirt, sunshine and flatland that goes on for miles and miles," she sings, as people nod their heads and stomp their feet to the beat.

From BBC ● May 31, 2025

In other world championships decided Thursday, Yu Shoji of Japan won the men’s BMX freestyle flatland competition and Aude Cassagne of France took the women’s title.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 10, 2023

This man was different: it would have been easy for him to hunt in the flatland, where there were wide skies and light, but he chose instead to go into dark and thick forests.

From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith

In North Hollywood, a denser mix of small apartments, mixed-use complexes and single-family homes with casitas fills the flatlands.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2025

Its history is short: it has only existed since 2005, raised out of the flatlands by the then military rulers of Myanmar, which was previously known as Burma.

From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2025

Given these troops have been trained to fight in the mountainous Korean Peninsula, the defectors question how well they will adapt to fighting on the flatlands and in the trenches of Kursk.

From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2024

Leland is in the flatlands of cotton and soybean country and has a population of about 3,900.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2024

Most African Americans, including Armpit’s family, lived in the flatlands of east Austin.

From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar


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