homeland
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The pontiff will then travel to Argentina, the homeland of his predecessor Pope Francis, who disappointed many Argentinians by not returning to visit during his papacy.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
One of the best is “The Shire: A Sociopolitical Survey,” in which the author examines the civic arrangements of the Hobbits’ homeland and Middle-earth generally.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Their findings indicate that the site is at least 1.9 million years old, making it one of the earliest known locations where ancient humans lived outside their African homeland.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026
Jocelyn Kelleher, the New South Wales stand-off, qualified for England through parentage - but she showed no mercy for her mum's homeland as she and he athletic, skilful backs colleagues yielded try after try.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
He had to get out of his imprisonment, and so he attempted to surgically remove himself—quickly and precisely, slicing away at his homeland, aware that it would be a permanent farewell, never to be undone.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
That is the through-line: a city, a state and a country that objectify Native homelands, treating them as expendable and raw material.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
The fate of these women and their children has proven a sticking point for the Western countries from where some originated, with many trapped or stripped of their citizenship by their former homelands.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
Carney is pressing to join the EU’s study-abroad program, as well, hoping a generation of Europeans and Canadians will attend university in each other’s homelands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Several hundred miles away, the traditional order in Scotland was turned over in 2007, when the SNP stunned the political establishment by beating Labour in another of its spiritual homelands.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026
Their homelands at the time covered a significant portion of the Northeast woodlands.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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Human Geography - Middle School
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Human Geography - High School
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