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old country

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Some officials argue that would let Iceland keep control of its waters, since no EU country has fished there for decades.

— Reuters, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026
Economic impact of low birth rates Persistently low birth rates could threaten a country’s ability to sustain its economy.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of country

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The whole town was a monument to the hometown girl made good.

— Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
For many of us LGBTQ+ folks, becoming ourselves meant moving away from our hometowns to find acceptance in a big city nearby or perhaps a different region of the country.

— Hunter Kelly, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of hometown

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In the end the storybook house got its Christmas debut, with neighboring church bells, sheep, and a nativity scene for revelers.

— Laura Regensdorf, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026
Cicero, originally from Scicli, suggests bookmarking the Church of San Bartolomeo’s Neapolitan nativity, or the curious Cristo con la gonnella.

— Jenn Rice, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2026

Definition of nativity

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For instance, when Spain claimed the Philippines as a colony, the new territory's closest tie to its mother country lay in Acapulco, Mexico, which observes the prior calendar date to the rest of Asia.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026
Boston welcomed more people from England than other colonial-era ports, so Touma said the sound of New Englanders' speech was closer to that of the mother country.

— Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of mother country

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Back in Blighty, the nearby city of Chichester is also a must-visit, with its Roman and Anglo-Saxon remnants, great shopping facilities, and its historic cathedral in the centre.

— Emma Clarke, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2026
Still, Bateman is a literary character that fits the bill for our times, especially, sad to say, in the United States, and even here in Blighty.

— Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 1 Dec. 2025

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