as in realms
an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends
many feel that church leaders stray outside of their proper ambit when they make specific political endorsements
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Does this explain, perhaps, why Hopkins would then traffic back and forth between the grand realms of British classical theatre and the badlands of the movies, over the years, with an ease denied even to Olivier?—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
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Jack is curious about life’s mysteries and wants to learn about the elements that make up all the realms.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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The gem allows enthusiasts to peer through the observatory’s telescope for an intimate look at the lunar rise or set up their own scopes on the park’s flat viewing areas.—
Dana Sauchelli,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Nov. 2025
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Reflecting different creative approaches and scopes of production.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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Additional states including Florida, Kansas, Indiana, Maryland, Utah, Illinois, and New York, have considered (to differing extents) the idea of updating their maps, Reuters reported.—
Ramon Padilla,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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The characters are all based, to different extents, on real people.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Oct. 2025
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The research team underlined that the future work will explore other co-intercalants and optimize electrolytes for even wider temperature ranges.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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Pooling of sea water is possible around high tide at beach and harbor areas that is uncommon with normal tidal ranges.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Formed by rolling up sheets of atoms, these hollow tubes exhibit unique behaviors distinct from bulk materials due to their nanoscale dimensions.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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Hans Audric Estialbo, head of Fearfolks and producer on the film, emphasizes the spiritual dimensions of the story.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Ambits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambits. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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