heartland
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Although the surrounding clay in the vessels came from Tampa Bay, some of the crushed material mixed into it appears to have originated farther north in the Mississippian heartland.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 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 Houthis, whose heartland is among Yemen's Zaidi Muslims in the country's north, seized the capital Sanaa in 2014 at the outset of the civil war, driving the government to Aden in the south.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
This forceful memoir recounts the Waldrop household’s pilgrimages across America’s Holy Spirit-scorched heartland.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The big difference between these numbers matters less than one might expect: a few thousand square miles of farmland was enough to feed the millions in the Maya heartland.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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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
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
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