as in areas
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
no longer is the city's social and cultural life the barony of a few old-line families
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About 70% of the fire survivors in the Pacific Palisades and Altadena areas are unable to move back into their homes, leaving them paying high rents on temporary housing for more than a year, which has tapped out their savings and placed about half into serious debt.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
25 Feb. 2026 -
The subchapter, adopted by the state legislature in 1999, authorizes Hood County to regulate development in specific unincorporated areas to protect the Lake Granbury and Brazos River watershed.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Feb. 2026
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The Firefighter Cancer Initiative at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center has spent more than a decade researching how cancer affects firefighters, working with local departments across South Florida to improve prevention, screenings and treatment for those facing elevated risks on the job.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
21 Feb. 2026
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The radio silence has left local health departments in the dark about threats lurking in their communities.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2026
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And the restaurant has hosted notables from the realms of politics, sports and culinary greatness.—
Joe Mutascio,
IndyStar,
20 Feb. 2026
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No people have been beyond low Earth orbit since December 1972, when the Apollo 17 crew returned from lunar realms.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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In highly structured domains like coding or math, deeper automation is already possible.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
23 Feb. 2026
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Billing emails should always come from official domains tied directly to the company.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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But these are relatively new arrivals on Earth; all three kingdoms are less than one billion years old.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
17 Feb. 2026
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Discovering a site like this allows archaeologists to further understand the culture and society of early medieval England, when the country was fragmented into several kingdoms but rulers like Offa were beginning to unify it and Alfred the Great was fighting off Viking invaders.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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But faculty say the fields are broad, intersecting with health, disability studies, literature, education, information studies and public policy.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
22 Feb. 2026
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The degree often serves as a gateway to some of the highest-paying fields in business, including management consulting, investment banking, and private equity.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
22 Feb. 2026
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Luke Szymanski struck out five with no walks in five innings.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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Go between February and early April (but outside peak spring break periods) for activities ranging from outdoor art walks to gallery openings, pop-up markets, patio drinking and dining, rooftop lounges, brewery hangs, and more.—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
20 Feb. 2026
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The situation is particularly bad in the southern provinces and islands, where garbage collection is sometimes as low as 57%, meaning garbage can be left in dumpsters and trash cans for days.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Two thirds of the country was without electricity at peak demand last week, and daily electricity cuts averaged more than 20 hours in many provinces.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Baronies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baronies. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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