critical region
noun
: the set of outcomes of a statistical test for which the null hypothesis is to be rejected
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Beijing can showcase its ability to mediate thorny disputes in a critical region.
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Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
Advanced democracies possess a preponderance of power globally, but in every critical region, holding the frontline requires a more eclectic ensemble.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
China needed allies in critical regions such as the Middle East.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
According to the team, this study shows how BMI can be used to probe hippocampal activity and could be a new way to study this critical region of the brain.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 2 Nov. 2023
This is especially true of the critical region between the Mediterranean and the Himalayas.
—Richard C. Holbrooke, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2010
The future of the world’s most economically critical region could hinge on it.
—Time, 27 June 2023
Unless it can be bridged, there is little prospect for successful American policy in a critical region.
—Walter Russell Mead, WSJ, 16 May 2022
Major social media companies including YouTube, Facebook and TikTok moved to ban Russian state media outlets in Europe, blocking Moscow’s biggest megaphone for influencing public opinion about the war in Ukraine in a critical region on its borders.
—Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2022
Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
Advanced democracies possess a preponderance of power globally, but in every critical region, holding the frontline requires a more eclectic ensemble.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
China needed allies in critical regions such as the Middle East.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
According to the team, this study shows how BMI can be used to probe hippocampal activity and could be a new way to study this critical region of the brain.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 2 Nov. 2023
This is especially true of the critical region between the Mediterranean and the Himalayas.
—Richard C. Holbrooke, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2010
The future of the world’s most economically critical region could hinge on it.
—Time, 27 June 2023
Unless it can be bridged, there is little prospect for successful American policy in a critical region.
—Walter Russell Mead, WSJ, 16 May 2022
Major social media companies including YouTube, Facebook and TikTok moved to ban Russian state media outlets in Europe, blocking Moscow’s biggest megaphone for influencing public opinion about the war in Ukraine in a critical region on its borders.
—Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2022
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“Critical region.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/critical%20region. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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