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Recent Examples of provinces
Two thirds of the country was without electricity at peak demand last week, and daily electricity cuts averaged more than 20 hours in many provinces.
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Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
Matcha is sourced from Kyoto and Uji, two Japanese cities, and its tea leaves come from provinces all over China.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026
Last year, Hurricane Melissa also swept Cuba’s five provinces, displacing more than 735,000 people while destroying homes and basic infrastructure.
—Philip Wang, Time, 9 Feb. 2026
The lighting on Friday will mark the conclusion of the Olympic flame’s journey, after 63 days across Italy passing through 60 cities and across 110 provinces.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 6 Feb. 2026
The arrests come as the South Asian nation tries to strengthen its economy by boosting the number of tourists climbing and trekking in its mountainous provinces.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 5 Feb. 2026
Chinese provinces reduce growth targets amid national downturn Several Chinese provinces scaled back their economic ambitions for 2026 amid a national downturn.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026
But the notion of turning Alberta into a landlocked statelet, where people would have to get a work permit to go and work in British Columbia or other provinces in Canada—Albertans are fundamentally patriotic.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
Its provinces, including Albacete, form part of what is known as ’empty Spain’, given their inhabitants often move from the countryside to the big cities for work.
—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
Matcha is sourced from Kyoto and Uji, two Japanese cities, and its tea leaves come from provinces all over China.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026
Last year, Hurricane Melissa also swept Cuba’s five provinces, displacing more than 735,000 people while destroying homes and basic infrastructure.
—Philip Wang, Time, 9 Feb. 2026
The lighting on Friday will mark the conclusion of the Olympic flame’s journey, after 63 days across Italy passing through 60 cities and across 110 provinces.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 6 Feb. 2026
The arrests come as the South Asian nation tries to strengthen its economy by boosting the number of tourists climbing and trekking in its mountainous provinces.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 5 Feb. 2026
Chinese provinces reduce growth targets amid national downturn Several Chinese provinces scaled back their economic ambitions for 2026 amid a national downturn.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026
But the notion of turning Alberta into a landlocked statelet, where people would have to get a work permit to go and work in British Columbia or other provinces in Canada—Albertans are fundamentally patriotic.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
Its provinces, including Albacete, form part of what is known as ’empty Spain’, given their inhabitants often move from the countryside to the big cities for work.
—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for provinces
Noun
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From 2021 to 2024 enrollment growth in the county’s wealthiest areas was triple that in the poorest.—
CalMatters,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
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During periods of intense rainfall, the risk of flooding increases, particularly in low-lying and flood-prone areas.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The following burglaries are from reports collected from the Little Rock and North Little Rock police departments.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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In September, audio emerged of Canada’s Minister of Public Safety Gary Anandasangaree, the official responsible for implementing the legislation, questioning the ability of police departments to enforce the buyback.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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The rivalry is also spilling into other realms, including the Super Bowl.—
Matt O’Brien,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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However, after people serve their time in the hells, they can be reborn in other realms.—
Megan Bryson,
The Conversation,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Integrating unmanned logistics The Army continues to expand its use of unmanned systems across air and ground domains.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Feb. 2026
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There are no better CEOs in the nation than in the airline industry – in operational, financial, strategic domains and their individual characters are sterling.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But these are relatively new arrivals on Earth; all three kingdoms are less than one billion years old.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
17 Feb. 2026
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Discovering a site like this allows archaeologists to further understand the culture and society of early medieval England, when the country was fragmented into several kingdoms but rulers like Offa were beginning to unify it and Alfred the Great was fighting off Viking invaders.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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Wildlife agencies have long used remote cameras to gather evidence in the forests and fields.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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Dual moguls sees two skiers racing side by side down the course featuring two jumps and fields of bumps, known as moguls.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The individual beads are large hollow spheres containing okra seeds.—
TRAVIS LOLLER,
Arkansas Online,
16 Feb. 2026
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The individual beads are large hollow spheres containing okra seeds.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Feb. 2026
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Advertisement Forty-six of my 76 first dates involved getting drinks, 13 were walks, and 11 were coffee.—
Sonya Gurwitt,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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As contact dwindled to occasional phone calls and walks, Holloway interpreted the behavior as confirmation of Youngblood’s narrative.—
Matthew Bremner,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Provinces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provinces. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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