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Recent Examples of old country
The founders latched on to Harris not only because of his skill at running with a football, but because his mother was from the old country.
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Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2022
My Grandma immigrated from the old country: now Croatia.
—Terry Pluto, cleveland, 1 Jan. 2023
In those years, Grief had become a peculiar relation from the old country, one who kept apart and spoke another language.
—Kathy Flann, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2022
For decades, The Venetian became a social hub for local Italian-Americans and others who wanted authentic food from the old country.
—Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 21 Nov. 2022
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Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2022
My Grandma immigrated from the old country: now Croatia.
—Terry Pluto, cleveland, 1 Jan. 2023
In those years, Grief had become a peculiar relation from the old country, one who kept apart and spoke another language.
—Kathy Flann, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2022
For decades, The Venetian became a social hub for local Italian-Americans and others who wanted authentic food from the old country.
—Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 21 Nov. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for old country
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Those with limited English proficiency (LEP) in English-speaking countries may need help to meet their needs in healthcare clinics and classrooms.Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Analysts say those rebels must now try to unite a country cleaved apart by more than a decade of civil war, one in which dozens of heavily armed militias and remnants of the old regime linger.Alexandra Banner, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Her hometown of Redwood, N.Y., has fewer than 500 residents.Stephanie Rivera, NPR, 19 Dec. 2024
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Glo highlighted her achievements on Instagram later in the day, which included purchasing a piece of land in her hometown.Michael Saponara, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2024
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The tradition of placing a Christmas tree and the nativity scene at the Vatican started in 1982, during the pontification of Pope John Paul II.Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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For decades of American history, nativity scenes depicting the birth of Jesus Christ were traditionally part of public holiday displays.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Their speeches were now peppered with professions of faith in the nation, in Magyar tradition, in the homeland, in national interests, in respectability, in middle-class values, in the family, in love of the mother country.PAUL LENDVAI, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2019
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Korea, director Bong’s mother country, was our first choice in terms of where to debut the film.Patrick Frater, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
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This suggests affection for Scorsese’s western ran wide but not deep among the Blighty contingent, consistent with their history of only embracing films about America’s racial ills when they’re directed by Brits.Vulture, Vulture, 19 Jan. 2024
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According to The Associated Press, more than 29,000 people have hit the shores of Blighty this year on small boats, after over 46,000 last year.Adam Shaw, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2023
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“Old country.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/old%20country. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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