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Recent Examples of provinces
Earlier this week, along a desolate stretch of road lined with oil refineries just north of the border between Shandong and Hebei provinces, an awareness of that spotlight seemed palpable.
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Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
Three Americans and two Chinese nationals were arrested in a joint operation of the Drug Enforcement Administration and the narcotics control bureau of China’s Public Security Ministry that spanned Florida, Nevada and the Chinese provinces of Liaoning and Guangdong, state broadcaster CCTV said.
—Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 11 May 2026
Government officials have redirected the river’s water from Isfahan to Yazd and other neighboring provinces for agricultural and industrial use, leaving the riverbed surrounding Si-o-Se Pol dry for most of the year, apart from periods when dams are opened to irrigate wheat fields east of Isfahan.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
Additionally, Tierra del Fuego has never recorded a case of the hantavirus — let alone the Andes variant involved in the ship outbreak — unlike Argentine provinces further north.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
Most western European countries ban minors from indoor tanning, as do most Canadian provinces.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Newfoundland and Labrador, along the Atlantic coastline, is also part of Investopedia’s list of the most affordable provinces in Canada.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2026
Adding another layer to the country’s plans is the fact that several Canadian provinces already have existing provincial sovereign wealth funds.
—Keely Bastow, The Washington Examiner, 27 Apr. 2026
The event included more than 100 robot teams from 13 provinces, alongside about 12,000 human runners, showing how quickly this space is growing.
—Adriana James-Rodil, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
Three Americans and two Chinese nationals were arrested in a joint operation of the Drug Enforcement Administration and the narcotics control bureau of China’s Public Security Ministry that spanned Florida, Nevada and the Chinese provinces of Liaoning and Guangdong, state broadcaster CCTV said.
—Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 11 May 2026
Government officials have redirected the river’s water from Isfahan to Yazd and other neighboring provinces for agricultural and industrial use, leaving the riverbed surrounding Si-o-Se Pol dry for most of the year, apart from periods when dams are opened to irrigate wheat fields east of Isfahan.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
Additionally, Tierra del Fuego has never recorded a case of the hantavirus — let alone the Andes variant involved in the ship outbreak — unlike Argentine provinces further north.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
Most western European countries ban minors from indoor tanning, as do most Canadian provinces.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Newfoundland and Labrador, along the Atlantic coastline, is also part of Investopedia’s list of the most affordable provinces in Canada.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2026
Adding another layer to the country’s plans is the fact that several Canadian provinces already have existing provincial sovereign wealth funds.
—Keely Bastow, The Washington Examiner, 27 Apr. 2026
The event included more than 100 robot teams from 13 provinces, alongside about 12,000 human runners, showing how quickly this space is growing.
—Adriana James-Rodil, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for provinces
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People such as López often act as unwanted eyes and ears in resource-rich areas of Latin America, the most deadly region in the world for environmentalists, according to the nongovernmental organization Global Witness.—
Marlon González,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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Wharton’s ability to punch the ball into attacking areas from deep is the skill that sets him apart.—
Gregg Evans,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Some police departments have begun scouring social media for teen takeover plans and are treating these events more like civil unrest.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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Health departments from Arizona, Georgia and Texas said the former passengers have not shown symptoms.—
Ananya Chetia,
CNBC,
9 May 2026
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In the first Mortal Kombat film, Outworld sorcerer Shang Tsung (Chin Han) seeks to eliminate Earth's champions ahead of the ultimate tournament between realms.—
Nigel Smith,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
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There was some interesting stuff in my mom’s boyfriend’s closet, but no gateways to other realms.—
Mac Barnett,
Longreads,
5 May 2026
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In other competitive domains — such as with China’s entry into the World Trade Organization and in cybersecurity negotiations between Beijing and the Obama administration — agreements were ultimately reached that Washington believes in hindsight disadvantaged American companies.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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Similar gaps appear across other medical tasks and domains.—
Sudheesha Perera,
Time,
6 May 2026
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All kingdoms crumble, though, and after a decade-plus reign, the cupcake was left behind—an aging monarch overthrown by Dominique Ansel’s cronut, and the neophilic nature of social media feeds.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Apr. 2026
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Let’s run through the whole sordid inventory of critters who have had unusual encounters with Kennedy—including denizens of several different animal kingdoms.—
Erin Vanderhoof,
Vanity Fair,
16 Apr. 2026
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In the blueberry capital of Georgia, where flat coastal plains stretch out on either side of the road, there’s a good chance travelers will drive past fields of bushy blueberry crops growing in long, monotonous rows.—
Olivia Wakim,
AJC.com,
10 May 2026
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This small village on the Côte d’Azur, in France, is scented with fields of jasmine, rose, and lavender.—
Kelley Manley,
Travel + Leisure,
9 May 2026
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These small spheres work by releasing a pesticide into the air, typically either naphthalene or 1,4-dichlorobenzene.—
Samantha Johnson,
Martha Stewart,
9 May 2026
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This image above shows blue spheres representing relative amounts of Earth’s water in comparison to the size of the Earth.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
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Mariners starter Emerson Hancock, who had just six walks in his first six games, gave up three walks in the fourth inning.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Detmers issued a career-high six walks, after walking just nine hitters in his first seven starts.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
9 May 2026
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“Provinces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provinces. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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