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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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 When Pacific Gas & Electric filed an update in 2023, for example, the new inclusions amounted to about 4.5% of its service area. Calmatters, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025 The company, which covers most of the D-FW area, is monitoring the high winds this week and will implement wildfire mitigation practices based on conditions across its service area. Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Mar. 2025 In addition to constructing a new plant, Houston Public Works also is in the midst of conducting $9 billion of improvements to its wastewater treatment services throughout its service area and also hopes to acquire $480 million to fix leaking pipes in its service area. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for service area

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“Service area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20area. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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