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heartland

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

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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