heartland
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Because of this mixture of similarities and differences, archaeologists have long struggled to determine how closely Tampa Bay was connected to the Mississippian heartland.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
The waterway, which flows through the industrial heartland of Germany, has been at record lows since late July when Europe was struggling through a series of heatwaves.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
The Houthis, whose heartland is among Yemen's Zaidi Muslims in the country's north, seized the capital Sanaa in 2014 at the outset of the civil war, driving the government to Aden in the south.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
On Wednesday, a driver in Aryanshahr, in the conservative heartland of northeast Iran, said he was stranded with his family at a gas station after trying to refuel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
“That’s one for the Midwest, America’s heartland, home of all this great nation’s Valentine’s Day decorations. Well done!”
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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From villages deep in the Amazon rainforest to the agricultural heartlands in the south and sprawling urban favelas, Brazilians are facing a familiar cast -- with many forced to pick who they least dislike.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
So for nearly 170 miles, the greatest cyclists from the sport’s heartlands duked it out around the roads of Quebec.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
In Germany’s industrial heartlands, companies are cutting production and struggling to ship goods along the Rhine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
The French president is eager for Sharaa to maintain his pledge to protect minorities, after sectarian bloodshed in Syria's Alawite and Druze heartlands last year.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
The Conservatives are fighting to hold on to their heartlands in the north-east and along the southern border.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
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