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as in dialectal
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Recent Examples of regional
Choice, which is the most popular plan, includes more than 105 channels, regional sports networks, and everything included in Entertainment.
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Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 20 Jan. 2025
Our support for Israel was critical in bringing about this remarkable weakening of Iran’s regional and global position.
—Jake Sullivan, TIME, 20 Jan. 2025
The program is important because members of marginalized communities are often less aware of available resources, said Cressman Bronson, PNC regional president for Southeast Florida.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 18 Jan. 2025
The 2025 lineup will have more than 50 national, regional and local artists, including The Dave Matthews Band, pop icon Gwen Stefani and rising star Benson Boone, plus others to be announced soon.
—Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2025
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Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 20 Jan. 2025
Our support for Israel was critical in bringing about this remarkable weakening of Iran’s regional and global position.
—Jake Sullivan, TIME, 20 Jan. 2025
The program is important because members of marginalized communities are often less aware of available resources, said Cressman Bronson, PNC regional president for Southeast Florida.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 18 Jan. 2025
The 2025 lineup will have more than 50 national, regional and local artists, including The Dave Matthews Band, pop icon Gwen Stefani and rising star Benson Boone, plus others to be announced soon.
—Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regional
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In the midst of the Star series, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas announced a new initiative to address the drug crisis and keep local residents from dying.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2025
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The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy estimates that households with incomes in the top 20% would disproportionately benefit from any effort to raise the maximum allowable deductions for state and local taxes.—
Emily Wilkins,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2025
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An appreciation of the theater as a dialectical art form that puts perspectives into collision.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Dec. 2024
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Richardson weaves a dialectical story of conflict between American leaders who want power over others, portraying American democracy not as a triumphant accomplishment but as, at best, a work in progress.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Oct. 2024
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And Telegram itself uses standard crypto algorithms developed and certified by US government agencies, just in nonstandard ways.—
Andy Greenberg,
WIRED,
27 Jan. 2021
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Despite these guidelines, healthcare providers still take measurements in nonstandard positions — with the arm resting on a patient’s lap or hanging at their side, according to study authors.—
Don Rauf,
EverydayHealth.com,
10 Oct. 2024
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Tennis is a difficult business; only a tiny sample size of its athletes achieve enough to become part of the vernacular.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
26 Dec. 2024
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Glass-block walls nod to the Big Apple vernacular while a mural by Shantell Martin invokes the local legacy of street art.—
Sam Cochran,
Architectural Digest,
19 Dec. 2024
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To push the colloquial gold envelope even further, Swift added a chain belt.—
Stacia Datskovska,
WWD,
3 Jan. 2025
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From 1948 to 1972, Waugh served as an Army paratrooper and Green Beret, the colloquial name for Special Forces soldiers.—
Bayliss Wagner,
Austin American-Statesman,
18 Dec. 2024
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Week In Review: Trump’s Cabinet Picks Is Our Favorite New Reality Show By Katherine Fung Senior Writer 0 For the first time in eight years—almost to the day—The Celebrity Apprentice will make an informal return to American audiences.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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Getting the right help to where it’s needed Every study of a large-scale disaster conducted by the Disaster Research Center has revealed some level of emergent, informal helping behavior.—
James Kendra,
The Conversation,
20 Jan. 2025
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Since the start of the war in Ukraine, more than 272,000 children in Ukraine have benefitted from learning interventions with supplies provided by UNICEF, and over 400,000 children have engaged in formal or nonformal education.—
Sarah Ferguson,
Forbes,
18 Aug. 2022
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The 10-to-15-second video clips are a nonformal way to engage your customers and tell them about your products.—
Michael Plummer,
Forbes,
3 June 2022
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“Regional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regional. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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