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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 This satellite will provide broadband internet and communications capability for public use facilities in Indonesia’s rural regions. Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2025 The team found that the mantle plume underneath the Afar region has distinct chemical bands that repeat across the rift system. Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025 Heat domes affect different parts of U.S. Heat domes have struck other regions in recent years. Bill Chappell, NPR, 24 June 2025 Next, proceed due west to Kansas City, Missouri (not Kansas City, Kansas) where barbecue style is a hybrid incorporating gustatory influences from other regions. Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for region
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  • Kaiser has seen one case of measles this past month, which was in the Santa Clarita area, Hudson said.
    Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
  • The event will feature 25 healthcare vendors, area restaurants, games, prizes and drawings.
    Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2025
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  • This cooling neck gaiter protects your neck from getting a sunburn.
    Robin Raven, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2025
  • That randomness is supposed to simulate Arbus’ most famous method of finding her subjects: wandering the kaleidoscopic streets of New York with a camera strapped around her neck.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2025
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  • In the first month of enforcement in the Clear Path work zone, more than 25,000 first-violation warnings were issued, the release said.
    Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
  • Outdoors, the original Collins-era pool remains—refreshed, of course—now paired with a hot tub, a full outdoor kitchen and multiple lounge zones.
    Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
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  • The federal government on June 23 approved a proposal to open a 5,000-bed detention facility on 39-square miles of land in the Everglades, according to Uthmeier, which includes converting existing structures from the Miami-Dade Collier Training and Transition Airport.
    Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 1 July 2025
  • Even on Zoom, the Wyoming sky is clearly in the background, with an expanse of ranch land stretching out into the distance.
    Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 1 July 2025
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  • The Senate Bill shifts the OZ 2.0 designation window to July 1, 2026, removing the $10,000 carve-out proposed by the House and the 33 percent requirement definition of eligible tracts.
    Oludolapo Makinde, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • Residents in census tracts where more than 30% of families lived below the federal poverty line had a fentanyl overdose death rate nearly four times that of those in more affluent areas.
    Marcos Magaña, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025

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“Region.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/region. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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