as in habitat
the place where a plant or animal is usually or naturally found
that plant's territory extends from Georgia all the way north to Maine
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Recent Examples of territory
The territory’s Health Ministry puts the number higher, at 22,000, including 7,000 patients in extreme need who could die soon without treatment, according to Mohamed Abu Salmeya, a ministry official in charge of evacuation referrals.
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Wafaa Shurafa and Fatma Khaled, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
Best movies of 2024 The best films this year followed familiar character dynamics into fresh territory.
—Chicago Tribune, 14 Dec. 2024
But beyond that ending, which finds half of Margo’s face badly burned like a certain Batman villain, Feldman didn’t want Margo to veer too far into moustache-twirling villain territory.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
Toronto’s content market will also focus for the first time on splashy U.S. film packages and select international titles looking for financing and territory sales.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2024
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Wafaa Shurafa and Fatma Khaled, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
Best movies of 2024 The best films this year followed familiar character dynamics into fresh territory.
—Chicago Tribune, 14 Dec. 2024
But beyond that ending, which finds half of Margo’s face badly burned like a certain Batman villain, Feldman didn’t want Margo to veer too far into moustache-twirling villain territory.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
Toronto’s content market will also focus for the first time on splashy U.S. film packages and select international titles looking for financing and territory sales.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Territory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/territory. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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