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Example sentences for: heartland

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Upper Egypt was the heartland of the Kingdom at the peak of its power and influence, and the remains of its ancient cities form one of the most important and breathtaking archaeological collections in the world.
In this spirit, the lead paragraph of the Journal's earthquake article merits quoting in full: "A powerful 45-second earthquake cut a swath through Turkey's industrial heartland, killing thousands of people, shutting businesses, wrecking major power lines and jolting national confidence just as the economy showed signs of leaving 1999's recession behind."
The left conjures up a heartland full of racists, misogynists, and religious maniacs.
The Bay Area (as it is known) includes the Peninsula to the south, with the cities of Palo Alto and San Jose (the computer industry heartland of Silicon Valley and the fourth- largest city in California); the East Bay, across the Bay Bridge, which includes Oakland and the university town of Berkeley; and Marin County, San Francisco’s wealthiest suburb, with its mountains, forests, and pretty villages.
And we see how the South has become the nation's new industrial heartland, creating half the new jobs in America; even Mississippi, long the nation's bottom-feeder, has prospered thanks to legalized gambling.