The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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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 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
He traveled across the country, including to Hungary’s traditionally Fidesz-friendly heartlands where few of Orbán’s challengers had ever gone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 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
