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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

Residents in the areas that felt the biggest tremors must beware of further strong quakes for about a week as well as the risk of landslides, an official for the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
Public areas—including the lobby, restaurants, and meeting spaces—are all wheelchair accessible.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026

Definition of areas

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For my prior in-depth analysis overall of harness engineering across all domains, see the link here.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Civilizational contacts between the two neighbors go back thousands of years and span several domains, including diplomacy, trade, security, and culture.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 July 2026

Definition of domains

Noun

As trial evidence accumulates, expect state health departments, Medicare wellness materials and Alzheimer’s advocacy groups to point more explicitly toward berries, tea and apples.

— Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
Medicare continues to pay significantly more for identical outpatient services in hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs) than in independent physician offices or ambulatory surgery centers.

— Richard Menger MD MPA, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of departments

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Alt text and image description are not meant to close the book on the definitive, but to open it onto the vast realms of meaning-making.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026
Ackman has become more ideological, expanding his crusades into cultural and academic realms.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 20 July 2026

Definition of realms

Noun

For a long time, our leading hypothesis was bullying and violence, but that may be a bit impractical, given their kingdoms are vast networks of tunnels that can stretch for up to three kilometers.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026
These stresses put pressure on all of the existing, interconnected kingdoms in the Mediterranean.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 20 July 2026

Definition of kingdoms

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The two countries have long-standing agreements which include collaboration in fields such as drone and missile technology.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Mahomes has been cleared for Chiefs training camp, which opens Saturday morning with quarterbacks and rookies taking the back fields at Missouri Western State.

— Sam McDowell July 25, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026

Definition of fields

Noun

While many people see technology and nature as two separate spheres, FNN is proving how the two can work in tandem, mitigating natural disasters through the use of AI.

— Elizabeth MacBride, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Large, stone spheres by Polish artist Alicja Kwade fill the rectangular courtyard.

— The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026

Definition of spheres

Noun

Just this month, the White House threatened to impose additional tariffs on Canada, over reasons including a boycott of eight Canadian provinces on American liquor.

— Rafael Nam, NPR, 25 July 2026
By Friday, seven of Sicily’s nine provinces remained at the highest level of alert for wildfires, with only the eastern coastal provinces of Messina and Catania registering a lower risk level, the civil protection reported in its daily bulletin.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026

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