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as in area
a part or portion having no fixed boundaries if you look in the upper left region of the sky, you can see the constellation Orion

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as in neck
a broad geographical area corn is mostly grown in the central regions of the country

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Recent Examples of region All eyes were on this new artist, who had modernized a música Mexicana subgenre that was mainly popular in the Northern regions of Mexico, and played in the rancho. Griselda Flores, Billboard, 25 Feb. 2025 Monday’s meeting targeted the eastern region of schools including the Dunbar, Eastern Hills, Polytechnic and Wyatt pyramids. Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Feb. 2025 At the time of writing, most outages in Oregon were concentrated in the northwestern region of the state. Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025 The extreme cold in comes as other regions of the country are expected to see dangerous winter conditions this week. Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for region
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Noun
  • The head of Chile's National Electricity Coordinator (CEN), Ernesto Huber, said there was still no time frame to restore electricity across the country, adding areas in the north and south had started to regain power.
    Fabian Cambero and Alexander Villegas, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
  • These changes were largely driven by territorial disputes as the United States expanded westward, with areas shifting between different territories and future states.
    Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
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  • The ruling was that both players violated the hands to the face/head/neck of an opponent policy.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Tropicana ditched its distinctive carafe, with its circular shape, thinning neck, and crown-like bottle cap.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
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  • However, the Italian Civil Protection Agency has urged the public to avoid the dangerous lava-flow zone, per local media.
    Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Also, his brother, Brady, was injured early in the first period during an attack in Sweden’s zone, which is worth monitoring heading into that title game against Canada.
    Scott Thompson, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
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  • Here’s more from my seriously unserious conversation with Alva about the fictitious land deal (edited for clarity and brevity).
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
  • An apocalyptic adventure story teeming with rock and rollers, samizdat books, worker rebellions, and underground societies, the novel envisions this land and its future not as utopian or dystopian, necessarily, but rather as a site of branching possibilities.
    David L. Ulin, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2025
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  • Related article Respiratory virus activity is high and rising across the United States, CDC data shows CNN: How are lower respiratory tract infections like pneumonia diagnosed and treated?
    Katia Hetter, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Fairway Community Access First-time homebuyers in eligible census tracts in 21 metro areas — including Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit, Miami, New York City, Phoenix and St. Louis — can qualify for a $7,000 grant for closing costs or a down payment.
    Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025

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“Region.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/region. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.

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