heartland
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It’s all part of Underwood’s plan to track down the best basketball players in the world—anywhere in the world—and unleash them on the heartland of college basketball.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
Southern Lebanon is the heartland of Lebanon's Shia Muslim community, Hezbollah's main support base.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
A war-fueled surge in the price of fertilizer is reverberating from Wall Street to the American heartland, sending shares of producers soaring while forcing farmers into tough choices ahead of spring planting season.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
KwaZulu-Natal is the heartland of the country's dairy industry.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
Nonetheless, it should give some idea of each society’s heartland.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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Political Geography - Middle School
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Political Geography - High School
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