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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Ada County’s two largest cities disagree on whether to split the ACHD’s service area, and each supports the proposal that will see new buildings in their jurisdiction cost less.
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Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 10 Nov. 2025
The availability of the highest speeds still depends on your service area, but AT&T is a compelling, future-ready choice for businesses that run large data flows, require symmetrical speeds, or want a strong fallback option in case of an outage.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
Within its service area of Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, more than 168,000 people rely on CalFresh, the state of California’s version of SNAP, Bacho says.
—Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2025
The town’s attorneys have had to make that case to several property owners in the utility’s service area already, basing their views on prior court cases from other Arizona towns.
—Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 10 Nov. 2025
The availability of the highest speeds still depends on your service area, but AT&T is a compelling, future-ready choice for businesses that run large data flows, require symmetrical speeds, or want a strong fallback option in case of an outage.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
Within its service area of Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, more than 168,000 people rely on CalFresh, the state of California’s version of SNAP, Bacho says.
—Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2025
The town’s attorneys have had to make that case to several property owners in the utility’s service area already, basing their views on prior court cases from other Arizona towns.
—Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Service area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20area. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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