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heartland

[hahrt-land, -luhnd] / ˈhɑrtˌlænd, -lənd /
ADJECTIVE
back country
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Does F1, which has experienced a huge rise in popularity in other territories around the world, need another track in its crowded European heartland?

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

But in Brazil’s conservative heartland, that strategy is backfiring.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

Little ditty ’bout millions of Americans growing old — and disillusioned — in the heartland.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

Cargo ships have managed to continue transporting goods along the waterway, which flows through the industrial heartland of Europe's top economy, albeit with reduced loads and at higher costs.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

Between 800 and 830 a.d., most of the main dynasties fell; cities winked out throughout the Maya heartland.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Historically, most of Argentina's internationals have come through private schools in the country's rugby heartlands.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Chinese brands are now making inroads into Volkswagen’s European heartlands, and President Trump’s tariffs have added billions of dollars in costs to its import-reliant U.S. business.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 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

If Monaco, Monza and Spa-Francorchamps were the circuits that defined F1 heritage—the heartlands of European motor racing—Miami has come to embody the sport’s brash American future.

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

The Conservatives are fighting to hold on to their heartlands in the north-east and along the southern border.

From BBC Apr. 16, 2026




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