heartland
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Daniels came to Springfield in 1988, a transplant, after growing in northwest Pennsylvania and working all over the heartland.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
The virus has sickened more than 9,500 people since the WHO declared the outbreak in May, with a fatality rate close to 50% in eastern Congo’s gold-mining heartland.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Together, the evidence points toward potters who migrated from the Mississippian heartland and brought both their technical knowledge and materials with them.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
Attacks on the Houthis have also spread across Yemen, including to the Saada region, the group's northern heartland.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 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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The Houthis, whose heartlands are among the Zaidi Shia Muslims in the northwest, had already controlled the capital Sanaa and most of Yemen's major population centres since the start of the war in 2014.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
In Germany’s industrial heartlands, companies are curbing production and struggling to ship goods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Chinese brands are now making inroads into Volkswagen’s European heartlands, and President Trump’s tariffs have added billions of dollars in costs to its import-reliant U.S. business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
The French president is also eager for Sharaa to maintain his pledge to protect Syria's minorities, after sectarian bloodshed in its Alawite and Druze heartlands last year.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 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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