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areas

noun

plural of area

as in zones

a part or portion having no fixed boundaries I last saw your dog over in that general area

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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 areas As disaster risks rise, the costs of goods, services and reconstruction in affected areas may increase further, while local real estate development and investment will also face higher risk premiums. — CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026 Recently, the Pulaski County Quorum Court rejected a measure that would have established a 12-month moratorium on new data centers within unincorporated areas of the county. — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 4 Aug. 2026 Planning for water shortages should also be top of mind in areas that tend to get drier during El Niño events, Shaman said. — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026 Memory care challenges in rural environments Early detection and timely dementia diagnoses are critical for care management, but people living in remote places face greater delays in initial diagnoses than those in urban areas. — Eric Cerino, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026 To overcome this barrier, developers are acquiring closed coal plants near urban areas to repurpose their intact, high-voltage power lines and existing grid connections for modern server farms. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026 Loaves & Fishes has closed on a New Markets Tax Credit transaction, which helps attract private investment and bring development funds to distressed areas or areas that serve a low-income population, a news release said. — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026 Public areas—including the lobby, restaurants, and meeting spaces—are all wheelchair accessible. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026 But across the state — even in reliably conservative areas like Stafford County — that role has faced scrutiny amid revelations about his voting record. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026

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Noun

Election officials are asking voters to visit nearby drop boxes outside of evacuation zones to drop off ballot packets.

— Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Beyond core rooms, demand is rising for outdoor social spaces, home offices, hobby rooms, and at-home fitness zones.

— Jamie Gold, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of zones

Noun

The county executive’s chartered responsibilities include overseeing the county’s municipal departments, correcting errors in tax assessments, executing certain contracts, upholding the county charter and representing the county in general.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026
Early Tuesday morning, the volcano spewed lava that reached a height of about 300 meters (984 feet), triggering red alerts, evacuations, a highway’s closure, and the suspension of classes in three departments.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of departments

Noun

Beijing in recent years has rapidly expanded mandates for schools in ethnic minority regions to adopt primarily Chinese-language education, starting from kindergarten.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
That would mean regions currently recording five to 10 days per year of extreme heat would see 20 to 30 days per year within a single generation.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of regions

Noun

That’s perhaps not much comfort to the Philippines and other rival claimants to the South China Sea who are on the receiving end of Chinese hard power — in a world where, increasingly, in both the physical and digital realms, might makes right.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2026
To map out these heavenly realms takes a certain amount of ego and pollyannaism otherwise absent from Reilly’s worldview.

— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026

Definition of realms

Noun

Like many inland dikes, the barrier in agricultural fields near the small town of Waddinxveen, east of The Hague, is made of peat that needs to be damp to be strong enough to hold back water.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
But the two men want additional amenities such as pickleball courts or soccer fields that give more people a reason to keep coming back.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of fields

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When network telemetry is integrated into the broader system view, the environment becomes easier to interpret as a single operating reality rather than a collection of disconnected technical domains.

— Kannan Kothandaraman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Campaigns may also register several defensive domains so impersonators cannot claim them first.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of domains

Noun

LipLift is powered by the brand’s proprietary Hyaluron Peptide-6 BioFill, a topical volumizing technology formulated with six advanced biomimetic peptides, hyaluronic acid oil, poly-hyaluronic acid filling spheres and bioidentical skin lipids.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2026
Today, various combinations are packed into cardboard spheres or cylinders—shells—along with fuses coated in a flammable slurry, then sealed inside kraft paper and shot from fibreglass mortars.

— Paige Williams, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of spheres

Noun

Pet owners will receive waste bags, water bowls, and treats, and the lakeside trail just outside makes for easy walks.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026
Hip still bothering Springs Springs lasted just four innings after issuing a season-high five walks, throwing 86 pitches — only 51% of them strikes — and gave up his 28th home run of the season, the most of any pitcher in the league.

— Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026

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