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Recent Examples of region
This island nation of 22 million is a place where leopards slip like a whisper through the undergrowth, blue whales breach offshore, tea estates paint the hill region a lush green, and ancient Buddhist and Hindu temples whisper stories of centuries past.
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Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
As of Monday morning, tens of millions were under winter storm advisories and hundreds of thousand were without power as the storm began rolling into the Mid-Atlantic region, stretching from southern Illinois to Virginia and Washington, D.C.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
Scarred by violence, Muslim Mindanao remains a volatile region.
—Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Protective zones have been established for unaffected regions, with poultry farms in these areas undergoing multiple weekly tests.
—Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2024
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Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
As of Monday morning, tens of millions were under winter storm advisories and hundreds of thousand were without power as the storm began rolling into the Mid-Atlantic region, stretching from southern Illinois to Virginia and Washington, D.C.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
Scarred by violence, Muslim Mindanao remains a volatile region.
—Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Protective zones have been established for unaffected regions, with poultry farms in these areas undergoing multiple weekly tests.
—Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for region
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Times staff across the metropolitan area — from Long Beach to Echo Park and beyond — received the alert, which did not appear to discriminate by distance from any particular fire.Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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The centers have become refuges for many whose lives have been upended by the unprecedented fires that continue to ravage the Los Angeles area.Angela Yang, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
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The 85-year-old Vitale underwent surgery in June after a biopsy of the lymph node in his neck came back cancerous, marking his fourth cancer diagnosis.Jenna West and Andrew Marchand, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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The victim was stabbed in the neck during a fight inside the Selwyn Ave. apartment near East Mount Eden Ave. — just a block away from Claremont Park — about 1:30 a.m., cops said.Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025
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Mitchell said some relatives tried to intervene and help but were stopped by firefighters from entering the evacuation zone.Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Twelve people were missing within the Eaton Fire zone and four were missing from the Palisades Fire, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said.Marc Sternfield, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
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The Interior Department oversees a large swath of federal land and areas offshore, including regions that produce a quarter of U.S. oil.Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Jan. 2025
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Thousands of people have been forced to evacuate from their homes and vast amounts of land have been destroyed.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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Fink acknowledged the challenges of antibodies getting to the GI tract and said the company’s actively monitoring that as part of its development process.Alex Knapp, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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These organs absorb nutrients from food and move the contents along the GI tract.Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH, Verywell Health, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Region.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/region. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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