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bailiwicks

noun

plural of bailiwick

as in areas

a region of activity, knowledge, or influence questions about organization of the fund drive are my bailiwick

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Recent Examples of bailiwicks Mansfield also has her bailiwicks. — Literary Hub, 8 June 2026

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Noun

The report highlights that even as fiber lines are extended into rural areas and billions of federal and state dollars are deployed, affordability and access remain insurmountable barriers for many families.

— Erin Mote, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Preliminary plans call for a gas station with an AM-PM mini-mart building, restrooms and storage areas.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of areas

Noun

Some departments have reversed cuts and hired some workers and contractors back in certain roles to fill government needs while are also continuing plans to relocate staff out of Washington to regional hubs, which could also lead to attrition.

— Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
Colleges are cutting costs by eliminating humanities departments.

— Nora Oakes Howard, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of departments

Noun

Osteopathic philosophy serves as the integrative lens through which these domains influence clinical reasoning.

— Torie Bosch, STAT, 5 Sep. 2026
The global food system is afflicted by uncertainty across many domains—weather, supply chains, labor, trade, and beyond.

— Anna Nelson, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of domains

Noun

In addition to his glitzy looks for celebrities and public figures of all realms, Mackie also tried his hand at retail in the ‘80s, launching lines of lingerie, fine jewelry and fragrances.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Trump does have expertise in a handful of realms, such as construction, entertainment, and men’s discount shoeware.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of realms

Noun

September transforms open fields, roadsides and mountain meadows into bold, vivid landscapes of brilliant yellows, purples, reds, whites and other hues.

— Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 5 Sep. 2026
These rules exactly correspond to the monotone Boolean functions—a function type crucial in fields such as cryptography and voting theory.

— Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of fields

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Oyo, crowned at age 3 and celebrated worldwide as a child monarch, is being mourned by tens of thousands in a remote border city, underscoring the enduring influence of Uganda’s traditional kingdoms.

— Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Because Italy remained politically divided, its various kingdoms, republics, and territories continued to develop distinct regional culinary traditions.

— Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of kingdoms

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Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said the bridge should spur development between the two countries in various spheres — including tourism — and create new jobs.

— Reuters, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2026
Both women recognized that fully realizing the aspirations and talents of women and girls also requires valuing the virtues and qualities that men and boys contribute, in the private and public spheres.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of spheres

Noun

Heavy rains and flooding have submerged or damaged about 10,014 hectares (24,745 acres) of rice and other crops, with the largest losses reported in Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa and Nghe An provinces.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Canadian government officials have consulted provinces and labor groups but have not settled on what form the relationship should take.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026

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