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fiefs

noun

plural of fief

as in areas

a region of activity, knowledge, or influence the logistics of the relief effort is the director's fief

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Recent Examples of fiefs Small towns in Texas once operated like patriarchal fiefs, with a singular figure dominating local business, politics, and real estate; the town or county may have even shared a name with his family. — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 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

Cybersecurity company Nebty has linked about 119,000 domains to a fake shopping operation called DoppelCart.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
From Beijing’s perspective, restraint in both domains would only lock in Washington’s advantages, leaving China open to bullying and blackmail.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of domains

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

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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

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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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Today, that room looks across UC Davis experimental fields — and toward the small airport where the home’s current owner, Elizabeth Thigpen, learned to fly as a teenager.

— David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026
More than 60 have been approved, in fields including respiratory care, cybersecurity and water resource management.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of fields

Noun

To avoid ambiguity, no string can belong to different code words’ spheres.

— Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
Other doctrines like predestination (where some people are chosen for salvation and others are damned) have further broken the world into separate spheres.

— Casper ter Kuile, Vox, 16 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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