heartland

Example Sentences

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There are already fears that China's industrial heartland, which serves as the factory of the world, will be impacted in the long term if this crisis continues.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

The restaurant recreates a vibe straight out of the U.S. heartland and attracts as many as 4,000 customers daily.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

The community is otherwise mostly present across their coastal heartland in Latakia and Tartus provinces.

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

The Alawites are a sect that originated in Shia Islam, with their heartland on Syria's Mediterranean coast.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2025

And the virus escaped and spread throughout the Yanomami heartland, carried by people who did not know they had been exposed.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann