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a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
a top researcher in the area of human genetics
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Recent Examples of area
The union said Sunday that important goals in this area had been achieved.
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Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
Moreno added that the truck knocked down her home’s fence and retaining walls, and that the whole area was wet from the broken fire hydrant.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2026
The department called for backup from other Orange County agencies and eventually formed a skirmish line in an attempt to clear the area.
—Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2026
The presence of Franco-Americans in the area can be traced back to 1840-1930, when nearly one million Francophone people emigrated from Quebec where farmlands were depleted and jobs scarce, to work in textile mills in New England.
—Vivian Song, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
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Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
Moreno added that the truck knocked down her home’s fence and retaining walls, and that the whole area was wet from the broken fire hydrant.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2026
The department called for backup from other Orange County agencies and eventually formed a skirmish line in an attempt to clear the area.
—Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2026
The presence of Franco-Americans in the area can be traced back to 1840-1930, when nearly one million Francophone people emigrated from Quebec where farmlands were depleted and jobs scarce, to work in textile mills in New England.
—Vivian Song, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for area
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Comfort spreads as the fertile Moon blesses your home zone and sextiles therapeutic Chiron in your 6th House of Sustainability.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Apr. 2026
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Flying southwest to northeast, the spacecraft steered toward a splashdown zone southwest of San Diego, where a US Navy recovery ship held position to await the crew’s homecoming.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
11 Apr. 2026
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McIlroy followed his first-round 67 with a second-round 65 on Friday and stands 12-under 132 — six shots clear of the field.—
Stan Awtrey,
AJC.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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Carson Benge bobbled a ball in left field, turning a leadoff single into a double for Jacob Wilson, and former Mets utilityman Jeff McNeil sent him home with a single.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2026
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This week's severe weather is part of a massive storm system that has affected the Midwest and Great Lakes region.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Opposition parties warn that basing constituencies on population could shift political power toward faster-growing northern states, while diminishing the parliamentary representation, seat share and overall influence of southern regions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Mortal Kombat 2 will focus on the Mortal Kombat tournament, the big battle in which warriors from different realms face off against one another in a fight to the bloody finish.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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If her gait, as such, is being foisted on the audience for its box office appeal, permit me to suggest a reconsideration toward something more within the realm of natural.—
Joshua John Miller,
Vanity Fair,
9 Apr. 2026
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Video footage captured by a passing motorist’s dash camera showed ICE agents shooting Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez early Tuesday, apparently through the window of his car, following a traffic stop on a freeway overpass in a rural corner of the Central Valley, near the town of Patterson.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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The 360° suction technology works to pull in dirty air from every corner of the room and replace it with clean, fresh air up to 770 square feet.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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There's an element, again, of control, and the element of torture.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Leslie Hasselback Adams, USA high diving performance director, said Fort Lauderdale has all the elements—wind and sun—to get competitors ready for the Los Angeles Summer Olympics in two years.—
Joan Murray,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The department is now pushing for licensure and regulation, saying there are more than 400 ABA facilities in Colorado.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Tan was alluding to accusations and suspicions — which have been denied by the city and police department — about the ALPR data being accessed by federal authorities and immigrations agents in violation of state law and Santa Clara County’s sanctuary policy.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Science and art are often held up as opposites — the logical and analytical versus the creative and emotional, the domain of the left brain hemisphere versus the right, the yang versus the yin.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Backed by deep domain expertise in acoustic engineering and manufacturing excellence, Ultra Maritime continues to lead the evolution of sonobuoy technology, according to the company.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Area.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/area. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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