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areas

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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 On Saturday, Moscow pummeled the central city of Dnipro and other areas for more than twenty hours with barrages of missiles and drones, killing at least seven people. —

Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2026 Salisbury Mayor Randy Taylor said the city and county have not had a formal reimbursement agreement for Salisbury Fire Department service to county areas for several years. —

Josh Davis, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2026 From there, 60% of the money would be used for property tax rebates for homeowners in areas where the megaproject is located, while 40% would be deposited into a statewide property tax relief fund. —

Jack O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026 With a steady flow of customers moving from New York and other major metropolitan areas, the company has built a network designed to support both long-distance and local Florida moves. —

Tracy Yochum, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026 Avoid puddles - Driving into puddles or low rainwater areas can lead to vehicles hydroplaning or losing control. —

Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026 The project would move the highway in those areas closer together — eliminating the gap between the northbound road and southbound road — and place the green space on the outside of the highway. —

Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026 Just last week, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced measures to combat burglaries in the Valley, including putting in place extra patrols and using mobile license plate readers in high-risk burglary areas. —

Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026 The first step in the pilot program will involve identifying which airport areas will be safest for humanoid robots. —

ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026

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The coalition — composed of transit districts, town municipality groups and other transportation advocates — reported that without the state funding, more than 10,000 riders across 15 microtransit zones face the threat of service eliminations and have to seek other transportation alternatives.

— Sara Bedigian, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
For its part, Beijing could allow unfettered access to the internet in places where foreigners congregate, like tourist hotels, office buildings, and trade zones.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 28 Apr. 2026