land

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“What is nationalism? Is it a political idea? Or is it a house, a land, a memory of a place?” he asked.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

The prospect of land war between the two countries is dire, as each boasts one of Africa’s largest standing armies—perhaps 800,000 fighters in total.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Xingguo is a place of stubborn, rocky land where large-scale farming has always been a struggle and poverty was, for generations, the only constant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The researchers combined these simulations with an Antarctic Ice Sheet model from a 2024 Science study, linking it with ocean, atmosphere, and land systems to track how currents evolved.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

He seemed to go into a trance, scanning the land with endless patience, and often finding some tiny sign that most full-grown hunters would have missed.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver