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heartland

[hahrt-land, -luhnd] / ˈhɑrtˌlænd, -lənd /
ADJECTIVE
back country
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Once home to the world's largest steel mill, the former industrial heartland of Gary has felt the outage on many fronts.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

Or perhaps he’s aware that the heartland rock style he helped pioneer is back in vogue thanks to acts like Sam Fender and the War on Drugs.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

Grand Detour, Ill.: John Deere’s “self-polishing” steel blade allowed settlers to slice through the sticky Midwest sod, unlocking the agricultural potential of the American heartland.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

The many Alpine lakes that feed the Po Valley, Italy's agro-industrial heartland, are still about 60 percent full.

From Barron's Jun. 27, 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

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

In Germany’s industrial heartlands, companies are curbing production and struggling to ship goods.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

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

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

The French president is also eager for Sharaa to maintain his pledge to protect Syria's minorities, after sectarian bloodshed in its Alawite and Druze heartlands last year.

From Barron's Jul. 7, 2026

Those displaced have fled from southern Lebanon, the eastern Bekaa Valley, and the Dahieh suburbs of southern Beirut - the heartlands of Hezbollah and of Lebanon's Shia Muslim community.

From BBC Mar. 4, 2026




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