motherland
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Myanmar state television has broadcast footage of the migrants on the journey home, being led in aerobics classes on a ship deck and wearing T-shirts saying: "Happy voyage back to motherland".
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
The AINs are far outnumbered by the dozens of Russian-born athletes who have dodged the ban on their motherland and taken to the ice and snow under the flags of other countries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
His 2025 juggernaut, “Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” however, goes far beyond the usual motherland worship; the album’s greatest takeaway is to cherish not just the place, but the people you call home, too.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025
Her work is motivated by all who are learning about their history and taking action to heal the wounds of war for their families and their motherland.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2025
When she objected, they flattered her—even going so far as to award her the Order of the Red Star in recognition of her service to the motherland.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
We do not stop hearing the heartbeat of our motherlands: We simply carry them with us into exile.
From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2022
Then again, the piece also adds that “even the famously unemotional Japanese engage in the Landing Clap;” along with all the patriotic Russians and Germans who have journeyed back to their motherlands.
From Slate ● Nov. 22, 2017
Largely, in its observation of the ebb & flow of Communism's tide, the U.S. looked at the motherlands of Europe.
From Time Magazine Archive
At National Airport, Bhumibol, born in the environs of Harvard University, where his father studied medicine, paid tribute to his "two motherlands."
From Time Magazine Archive
When the Agricultural Revolution opened opportunities for the creation of crowded cities and mighty empires, people invented stories about great gods, motherlands and joint stock companies to provide the needed social links.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
