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a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
a legal question outside the doctor's province
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Recent Examples of provinces
Various European countries and Canadian provinces used the Covid crisis to accelerate massive digital identity infrastructures.
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Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
21 June 2026
Cuba has 168 municipalities across its 15 provinces.
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ABC News,
18 June 2026
Many of the fake Labubus are manufactured in China’s Guangdong and Hebei provinces.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
17 June 2026
Only 56% of contacts have been traced so far across the three Congolese provinces with active Ebola transmission, according to the Congolese health ministry.
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Emmet Livingstone,
NPR,
15 June 2026
That has players in rival Canadian provinces headed to Banff also with an eye to bringing Hollywood producers to their locales in a hyper-competitive global locations business.
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Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
12 June 2026
The strikes, which Afghanistan's Taliban rulers said hit the eastern provinces of Khost, Kunar and Paktika, shattered more than a month of calm in the war.
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CBS News,
10 June 2026
About 8,000 people died from that quake and tsunami waves of up to 26 to 33 feet that engulfed several towns and provinces, Bacolcol said.
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Jim Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
The Canadian Broadcasting Corp said more than 50 Liberal members of parliament from Ontario - the most populous of the 10 provinces and the party's main stronghold - held a call on Saturday and agreed Trudeau had to step down.
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David Ljunggren,
USA TODAY,
23 Dec. 2024
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
21 June 2026
Cuba has 168 municipalities across its 15 provinces.
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ABC News,
18 June 2026
Many of the fake Labubus are manufactured in China’s Guangdong and Hebei provinces.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
17 June 2026
Only 56% of contacts have been traced so far across the three Congolese provinces with active Ebola transmission, according to the Congolese health ministry.
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Emmet Livingstone,
NPR,
15 June 2026
That has players in rival Canadian provinces headed to Banff also with an eye to bringing Hollywood producers to their locales in a hyper-competitive global locations business.
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Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
12 June 2026
The strikes, which Afghanistan's Taliban rulers said hit the eastern provinces of Khost, Kunar and Paktika, shattered more than a month of calm in the war.
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CBS News,
10 June 2026
About 8,000 people died from that quake and tsunami waves of up to 26 to 33 feet that engulfed several towns and provinces, Bacolcol said.
—
Jim Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
The Canadian Broadcasting Corp said more than 50 Liberal members of parliament from Ontario - the most populous of the 10 provinces and the party's main stronghold - held a call on Saturday and agreed Trudeau had to step down.
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David Ljunggren,
USA TODAY,
23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for provinces
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Unlike areas to the north, there is little agricultural demand for compost and mulch.
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Commentary On the call, Subramaniam said the company is growing revenue in the most premium areas of the global economy.
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The declaration activates the city’s emergency response structure, directs departments to assess damages and costs, and requests state assistance to support firefighting, cleanup, environmental monitoring and community recovery efforts.
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With the rolling back of sustainability reporting requirements, businesses also downsized their sustainability teams, often rolling them under existing departments with limited scope.
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The campus includes a towering museum that covers the political and personal realms of the nation’s first Black president and first lady, while public spaces include a branch of the Chicago Public Library, a playground and athletic center, basketball courts and a picnic area with grills.
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The campus includes a towering museum that covers the political and personal realms of the nation’s first Black president and first lady, while public spaces include a branch of the Chicago Public Library, a playground and athletic center, basketball courts and a picnic area with grills.
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So physical capacity is critical, starting with these four domains.
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Equipped with advanced sensor suites, sonobuoy processing systems, and secure communications networks, the aircraft provides commanders with a comprehensive operational picture across expansive maritime domains.
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The trees become roads, hiding places, libraries, kingdoms.
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At first glance, this theory may seem most applicable to tribes, kingdoms, or nations.
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The ceremony took place near the town of La Hormiga which is surrounded by vast fields of coca bushes, the raw material for cocaine that the Border Commandos export.
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Students who entered college eager to study literature or history sometimes abandoned those fields because classrooms became places of discomfort rather than intellectual growth.
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To determine the velocities of both spheres after collision, physicists use the fact that the total energy and momentum are the same before and after the collision.
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Kirk helped popularize some of the principles of Seven Mountains, introducing the idea of the seven spheres to his millions of followers.
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With complimentary babysitting and free extra cots and cribs standard with any stay, families can hunker down and know they will be treated to island hospitality while being able to take advantage of snorkeling, scuba diving, nature walks, and beachfront cottages.
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Then Muncy — later replaced by the pinch-running Call — and Ward drew walks.
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“Provinces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provinces. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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