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 Western Isles are the Gaelic language's heartland.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 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
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
“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
In the bandit heartlands of north-west Nigeria, the number of incidents recorded by the international conflict monitoring group Acled rose 78% in the first half of this year compared to the same period last year.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 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
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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