service area
noun
chiefly British
: an area next to a highway where people can stop to rest, use the bathroom, get food, etc.
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On March 26, Las Flores and Lincoln Avenue completed a connection between the two utilities, allowing Lincoln Avenues’ water supply to flow into Las Flores’ service area.
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2025
Alison McKee, who took the helm as county librarian in 2021, said Contra Costa lags behind the four other county-run library departments in the Bay Area when measuring local income per capita, which divides total government funding by service area population.
—Katie Lauer, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
The concept is simple: Riders in the service area can request a ride through HoCo RapidRide from their phones, and within 30 minutes, one of our modern transit vans will arrive to pick up riders near their location and take them to their destination.
—Calvin Ball, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2025
In 2024, its first year of programming, 60% of ComEd’s EV funding went to historically underrepresented customers and communities throughout its service area.
—Stacy Noblet, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2025
Alison McKee, who took the helm as county librarian in 2021, said Contra Costa lags behind the four other county-run library departments in the Bay Area when measuring local income per capita, which divides total government funding by service area population.
—Katie Lauer, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
The concept is simple: Riders in the service area can request a ride through HoCo RapidRide from their phones, and within 30 minutes, one of our modern transit vans will arrive to pick up riders near their location and take them to their destination.
—Calvin Ball, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2025
In 2024, its first year of programming, 60% of ComEd’s EV funding went to historically underrepresented customers and communities throughout its service area.
—Stacy Noblet, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Service area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20area. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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