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Recent Examples of area Over the last several years, multiple studies from the Wisconsin Policy Forum have raised red flags about Wisconsin and the Milwaukee areas lack of public arts funding. Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025 Victims of a snake bite are advised not to try to remove the venom themselves or to tie off the bite area. Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025 In the Miami area, prices dropped slightly, according to AAA. Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025 Dale said that Boise Pride attendees were not only from the Boise area, but from across Idaho, as well as eastern Washington and Oregon. Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for area
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Noun
  • The Kipona Festival is held annually and includes Native foods, crafts, dances, music, vendors, and a family fun zone, according to the city’s website.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
  • In that setting, Kelluu will demonstrate how its endurance and GNSS-denied navigation capabilities could support intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions in contested zones.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In California’s strawberry fields, an ICE raid sparked widespread panic and disruption among farmworker communities.
    David Rodriguez Muñoz, Freep.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Charlotte’s second consecutive 11-play drive halted in the red zone after Harrell led the 49ers down the field with repetitive strikes through the air, finding his favorite target, Javen Nicholas, to set Charlotte up in scoring position.
    Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There’s something intrinsic about following that route from city to sea in a region where life and work and industry were dictated by the river for so long.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • But the new private terminal is winning their support, with the backing of historians and preservationists who have been fighting to maintain South Florida’s aviation legacy in a region known for tearing down buildings.
    Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Santor scam, which plays into the global arms race around tax incentives, shines a klieg light on the often opaque realm of film finance.
    Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The Skyscraper Revolution Is Quietly Underway Skyscrapers have long been reserved for the elite, a realm where ownership required immense capital, institutional leverage and insider access.
    Charles Morey, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In addition, Instagram has improved a few other corners to make better use of the larger display.
    Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
  • One of those bets was £115 but it was heard the same person had placed almost £1,000 on the corners market of a fixture not involving Paqueta just two days earlier.
    Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The style is a favorite of the model-off-duty set, like Hailey Bieber and Gigi Hadid, and adds an element of ease to any outfit.
    Christina Holevas, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The accelerating global transition toward electrification—via EVs, grid-scale batteries and solar and wind power—currently requires high quantities of lithium, cobalt, nickel and rare earth elements.
    Sahit Muja, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • By July, the department walked back its need for a large-scale reduction in force.
    Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Renaming the department would likely require an act of Congress.
    Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The novel is now in the public domain and several other paperback editions are available.
    Paul Slovak September 8, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Deloitte data points to a 20% increase in AI workloads across all computing domains, with edge workloads projected to rise nearly 80%.
    Marco Chiappetta, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Area.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/area. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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