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Origin of motherland
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"I hope she will contribute to the reunification of the motherland," he said.
From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 2026
The team has as many members from outside the country’s borders as players born in the motherland.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
His 2025 juggernaut, “Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” however, goes far beyond the usual motherland worship; the album’s greatest takeaway is to cherish not just the place, but the people you call home, too.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025
Her work is motivated by all who are learning about their history and taking action to heal the wounds of war for their families and their motherland.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2025
Some people think that shipping their children back to the motherland when they get out of control will solve everything.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
We do not stop hearing the heartbeat of our motherlands: We simply carry them with us into exile.
From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2022
Then again, the piece also adds that “even the famously unemotional Japanese engage in the Landing Clap;” along with all the patriotic Russians and Germans who have journeyed back to their motherlands.
From Slate ● Nov. 22, 2017
At National Airport, Bhumibol, born in the environs of Harvard University, where his father studied medicine, paid tribute to his "two motherlands."
From Time Magazine Archive
Largely, in its observation of the ebb & flow of Communism's tide, the U.S. looked at the motherlands of Europe.
From Time Magazine Archive
When the Agricultural Revolution opened opportunities for the creation of crowded cities and mighty empires, people invented stories about great gods, motherlands and joint stock companies to provide the needed social links.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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