the regions
plural noun
British
: the parts of a country that are not close to the capital city
attempts to go outside of London and stimulate cultural life in the regions
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In a 2020 study in JAMA Pediatrics, researchers used DTI to examine the white brain matter in the regions supporting language and pre-literacy in preschool-age children.
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Discover Magazine, 26 Apr. 2025
Fighters have attacked the Cameroonian military and civilians to coerce and intimidate the Cameroonian government into allowing the regions to secede.
—Krystal Nurse, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
Advertisement Various parts of California were among the regions with rapid and accelerating depletion since 2000.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024
Several of the regions the Trump campaign challenged following the presidential election -- including Georgia's Chatham County, Wayne County in Michigan, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -- are home to large Black or Latino populations, which voted largely for Biden.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 28 July 2023
Resistance groups and humanitarian organizations have repeatedly accused Myanmar’s military of carrying out mass killings, air strikes and war crimes against civilians in the regions where fighting has raged, charges the junta repeatedly denies – despite a growing body of evidence.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 12 Apr. 2023
In a speech Thursday, Mr. Erdogan said anyone seeking to take advantage of the devastation of the earthquake would be dealt with according to the emergency powers, which will last for three months in the regions affected by the earthquake.
—Rory Jones, WSJ, 9 Feb. 2023
Scientist said that pests and invasive plants, like the emerald ash borer and hemlock woolly adelgid, contributed to forest loss in the regions as well.
—Gina Martinez, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2023
The next few days will be quiet across the regions that were hit hard by tornadoes, but another round of strong-to-severe weather is forecast to impact some of the same cities on Friday.
—Janice Dean, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2023
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Discover Magazine, 26 Apr. 2025
Fighters have attacked the Cameroonian military and civilians to coerce and intimidate the Cameroonian government into allowing the regions to secede.
—Krystal Nurse, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
Advertisement Various parts of California were among the regions with rapid and accelerating depletion since 2000.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024
Several of the regions the Trump campaign challenged following the presidential election -- including Georgia's Chatham County, Wayne County in Michigan, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -- are home to large Black or Latino populations, which voted largely for Biden.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 28 July 2023
Resistance groups and humanitarian organizations have repeatedly accused Myanmar’s military of carrying out mass killings, air strikes and war crimes against civilians in the regions where fighting has raged, charges the junta repeatedly denies – despite a growing body of evidence.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 12 Apr. 2023
In a speech Thursday, Mr. Erdogan said anyone seeking to take advantage of the devastation of the earthquake would be dealt with according to the emergency powers, which will last for three months in the regions affected by the earthquake.
—Rory Jones, WSJ, 9 Feb. 2023
Scientist said that pests and invasive plants, like the emerald ash borer and hemlock woolly adelgid, contributed to forest loss in the regions as well.
—Gina Martinez, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2023
The next few days will be quiet across the regions that were hit hard by tornadoes, but another round of strong-to-severe weather is forecast to impact some of the same cities on Friday.
—Janice Dean, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2023
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“The regions.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20regions. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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