area code
noun
: a usually 3-digit number that identifies a particular telephone service area in a country (such as the U.S. or Canada)
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The phone number used in the scams does not originate from the Detroit area and appears to be from an area code that is not based in Michigan.
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Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
Pruitt’s little scheme wasn’t in the same area code as the NCAA’s rulebook.
—Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 19 Dec. 2024
The 43-year-old singer, songwriter and businessman from Miami — who goes by the nickname Mr. 305 (after Miami’s original area code) and Mr. Worldwide — is expected to pay the Conference USA school $1.2 million per year over the next five years to have his name on its 20,000-seat home.
—Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
That probably underscores the disappointment of the Leonard-George era — also known as the 213 era, named for Los Angeles’ area code — the most.
—Law Murray, The Athletic, 1 July 2024
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Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
Pruitt’s little scheme wasn’t in the same area code as the NCAA’s rulebook.
—Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 19 Dec. 2024
The 43-year-old singer, songwriter and businessman from Miami — who goes by the nickname Mr. 305 (after Miami’s original area code) and Mr. Worldwide — is expected to pay the Conference USA school $1.2 million per year over the next five years to have his name on its 20,000-seat home.
—Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
That probably underscores the disappointment of the Leonard-George era — also known as the 213 era, named for Los Angeles’ area code — the most.
—Law Murray, The Athletic, 1 July 2024
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“Area code.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/area%20code. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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