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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 This satellite will provide broadband internet and communications capability for public use facilities in Indonesia’s rural regions. Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2025 The team found that the mantle plume underneath the Afar region has distinct chemical bands that repeat across the rift system. Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025 Heat domes affect different parts of U.S. Heat domes have struck other regions in recent years. Bill Chappell, NPR, 24 June 2025 Next, proceed due west to Kansas City, Missouri (not Kansas City, Kansas) where barbecue style is a hybrid incorporating gustatory influences from other regions. Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for region
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  • Kaiser has seen one case of measles this past month, which was in the Santa Clarita area, Hudson said.
    Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
  • The event will feature 25 healthcare vendors, area restaurants, games, prizes and drawings.
    Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2025
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  • This cooling neck gaiter protects your neck from getting a sunburn.
    Robin Raven, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2025
  • Your neck and your upper body and your legs had to be very strong.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 25 June 2025
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  • Outdoors, the original Collins-era pool remains—refreshed, of course—now paired with a hot tub, a full outdoor kitchen and multiple lounge zones.
    Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • In the first month of enforcement in the Clear Path work zone, more than 25,000 first-violation warnings were issued, the release said.
    Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
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  • The bill eliminates hundreds of billions of dollars in Green New Deal tax credits, repeals former President Joe Biden administration’s electric vehicle mandates, and opens federal lands and waters to oil, gas, coal, geothermal and mineral leasing, according to the EPA’s Tuesday post.
    Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025
  • First discovered: 4:32 p.m. June 20 Initial location: Fresno County, Calif. Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Fresno Slough Mendota A new wildfire was reported today at 4:32 p.m. in Fresno County, California. Fresno Slough Mendota Fire has been burning on private land.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 21 June 2025
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  • Specifically, their brain scans revealed lower levels of fractional anisotropy, which is a measure used to assess how coherent and structured these white matter tracts are.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
  • More The proposal mandates the nomination of tracts within 30 days, then every 60 days until the multi-million-acre goal is met, all without hearings, debate or public input.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025

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“Region.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/region. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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