The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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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
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
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
Beyond its historical heartlands, the church wants to be a strong voice in the global South, where most of the world’s Catholics live.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 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
