lands
Britishplural noun
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holdings in land
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the part of a farm on which crops are grown
Example Sentences
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The toppings are market-flexible, too: Use whatever chèvre or goat cheese you find, whether it crumbles into little pillows or lands in soft clouds, and turn a leftover hunk of cornbread into crisp, salty crumbs.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Tourists celebrate as a plane lands at Phuket airport.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Phil also knew a thing or two about developing young talent from unlikely lands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Al-Dabba himself lost some 400 hives, which he had kept in agricultural lands east of Gaza City.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
The United States purchases the Louisiana Territory from France, doubling the size of the country and opening up vast new lands that will fuel the debate over the future of slavery in America.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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