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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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Chain O’Lakes sewer lines McFarlane described three general areas for the project, totaling about 5,400 homes and businesses.

— Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
Baseball and basketball, in particular, have been areas of focus for Sure Sports, though McKenzie did not name any specific clients, citing confidentiality.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of areas

Noun

Oxygen helps stabilize tiny zirconia domains In the zirconia study, researchers found regions smaller than one square nanometer in which electrical polarization pointed in a consistent direction.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
Enterprise environments span multiple technology domains and providers.

— Dilip Kumar, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of domains

Noun

The auditor may perform audits or reviews of any of the Clay County offices or departments.

— The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026
State and local health departments can share alerts for regional products, and your grocery store may post recalls online or send them through email and loyalty programs.

— Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of departments

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As the show and the character grew in popularity, the choice was made to take the Crypt Keeper out of the Crypt and into the many realms of Kassir’s talents.

— Chaz Kangas, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Harris was looking this summer for potential outside-the-box names to help with Terroir, and Chun suggested Jean-Pierre, aware of her connections and interest in new realms.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of realms

Noun

Ramsay created three similar pocket watches for James VI in the early 1600s, with the present example distinguished by four emblems on the case edge that are associated with the kingdoms of Scotland, England, Ireland and France under the king.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2026
The agreement followed a long struggle between the Hittite and Egyptian kingdoms for control of territory in ancient Syria.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of kingdoms

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The initiative is expected to bring 750 jobs to the region across fields including quantum computing, cybersecurity and data science.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
What readers are saying The conversation explores the challenges and frustrations faced by job seekers, particularly in fields impacted by AI and automation.

— Adeline Von Drehle, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of fields

Noun

More hours spent with screens close to our faces and fewer hours in natural light are changing the shape of our eyeballs, elongating the spheres from front to back.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Other new displays include Lightwave, an immersive tunnel of moving and fixed chrome spheres; Cosmic Garden, a glowing hillside inspired by meditative sand gardens; and Fairy Forest, featuring glowing orbs and illuminated mushrooms.

— Rick West, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of spheres

Noun

Several polls suggest the party’s remaining support is increasingly concentrated in smaller towns and rural provinces as opposition parties make deeper inroads in the biggest cities that drive Africa’s largest economy.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
In the weeks following Putin’s partial mobilization, Zvyagintsev had got a call from an acquaintance, a successful businessman in the Russian provinces.

— Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

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