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as in area
a part or portion having no fixed boundaries if you look in the upper left region of the sky, you can see the constellation Orion

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as in neck
a broad geographical area corn is mostly grown in the central regions of the country

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Recent Examples of region Civilian infrastructure was damaged in the Sumy and Kharkiv regions, though no further casualties were reported. Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025 Spend 30 to 60 seconds rolling or massaging each region in and around the hips — glutes, outer thighs, inner thighs, quads (front, top of leg) and hamstrings (back, top of leg) — before stretching or mobility exercises. Dana Santas, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025 These broader studies aim to inform policy and interventions to safeguard the health of workers globally and particularly in regions most vulnerable to climate change. Katherine Ann James, The Conversation, 25 Apr. 2025 Rust, too, is an issue for cars that have resided in snow-belt regions or have seen wet conditions. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for region
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  • Debris was spread over a wide area and many buildings at the port complex were badly damaged, according to state media.
    Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 27 Apr. 2025
  • The Jones Road Wildfire was first spotted at approximately 9:45 a.m. on April 22 in the Greenwood Wildlife Management area in Waretown, New Jersey, officials said.
    Megan Forrester, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2025
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  • But their magnum opus was 1978’s Dub Housing, where Thomas shows off his collection of animal noises, grunts, yelps, and screeches, up to his neck in industrial synth-and-guitar factory noise.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Loading your audio article Police have arrested a suspect in the fatal slashing of a man in the neck during a clash inside an Upper West Side building, cops said.
    Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
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  • Economic sentiment in the region was helped by data showing the euro zone grew by a higher-than-expected 0.4% in the first quarter.
    Ganesh Rao,Jenni Reid,Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 1 May 2025
  • The park also has a massive wave pool, a smaller pool for boogie boarding, and a surf simulator as well as several splash zones for kids.
    Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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  • Engineers noted a seasonal fluctuation in land levels.
    Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
  • Following land surveys and consolidation of plots within the area, the government alleged that the 27-hole golf resort’s land area increased by 30 hectares, beyond its original size of 369 hectares.
    Phisanu Phromchanya, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
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  • Those include injection site reactions, common cold symptoms, and upper respiratory tract infections.
    Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 29 Apr. 2025
  • He was , diagnosed with a urinary tract infection, MRSA and pneumonia in February of that year and then again later in April with another illness.
    Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025

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“Region.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/region. Accessed 7 May. 2025.

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