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heartland

[hahrt-land, -luhnd] / ˈhɑrtˌlænd, -lənd /
ADJECTIVE
back country
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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

Brazil’s booming agribusiness sector, fueled by soaring Chinese demand for Brazilian soybeans, beef and other commodities, has also given greater economic and political clout to the country’s conservative farming heartland.

From The Wall Street Journal ● 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

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

Like the landscapes of Cahokia and the Maya heartland, some anthropologists say, the great Amazon forest is also a cultural artifact—that is, an artificial object.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Organisers will require a hefty budget to secure top-end talent and venues, while also marketing a brand-new event outside of rugby's usual heartlands.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 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 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 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

Beyond its historical heartlands, the church wants to be a strong voice in the global South, where most of the world’s Catholics live.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026


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