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Recent Examples of area One area of contention is around the cost of the reconciliation legislation. Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 26 June 2025 Inside safety: Anything that is plugged into an electrical outlet is dangerous to touch when a thunderstorm is in the area. Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 26 June 2025 While comparing the skulls of common chipmunks and voles found in the Chicagoland area collected over the past 125 years, a team found evidence that these rodents have been adapting to life in an increasingly urban environment. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 June 2025 Two Kansas City suburbs are home to some of the safest drivers in the country, a new report says, while other parts of the area has become substantially more risky to drive in over the last 10 years. Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for area
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Noun
  • In the first month of enforcement in the Clear Path work zone, more than 25,000 first-violation warnings were issued, the release said.
    Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
  • Outdoors, the original Collins-era pool remains—refreshed, of course—now paired with a hot tub, a full outdoor kitchen and multiple lounge zones.
    Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • As an example, IMGs make up 40% of residents in internal medicine, a primary care field with a focus on preventing chronic conditions like diabetes, cancer and heart disease.
    Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
  • The other previous winner in the field is Fernando Alonso, who won this race in 2006 and 2011.
    Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
Noun
  • This year’s lineup showcases an exceptional slate of films representing both the Hudson region and international perspectives, reflecting the festival’s belief in the unifying power of cinema.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 June 2025
  • The team found that the mantle plume underneath the Afar region has distinct chemical bands that repeat across the rift system.
    Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • Thoughts: The Peril Of Cognitive Offloading And Distorted Reality The realm of thought is particularly susceptible to the negative feedback loops generated by generative AI.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • And so those things just kind of put me in that realm.
    Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • After making it around the corner of a nearby Taco Bell, Muller appears to stumble, the footage shows.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2025
  • The longest Prime Day ever is around the corner — but Amazon is giving us a preview of the stellar discounts to come.
    Isabel Garcia, People.com, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • Lamont knows the futility of trying to please everyone, which may be one element of his success.
    Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2025
  • This though neglects the importance of AGI generalization, whereby the core element is that AI of this caliber is supposed to work across all manner of domains versus specializing in a specific domain such as chess.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Noun
  • Responding agencies including the sheriff’s office as well as Daytona Beach, Ormond Beach and Holly Hill police departments.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 July 2025
  • Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche wrote in a post on X, formerly Twitter, on Saturday that the department is monitoring attacks on detention facilities in Prairieland and Portland, Oregon.
    Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
Noun
  • That’s the domain of humans: the executive who senses when to pivot, the founder who intuits product-market fit before the metrics appear, the storyteller who moves a room, the leader who earns trust in a single conversation.
    Dror Berman, Fortune, 27 June 2025
  • So how exactly did the former domain of couples’ massages and cucumber water become the next frontier in medicine?
    Kelsey Eisen, Robb Report, 26 June 2025

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“Area.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/area. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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