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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 Artistic director Eddine Noël did much of the research into the time period and the environment of the Kansai region in which the film is set, and built a replica of the house featured in the novel, and the team designed the house with Western furniture to represent the cultural fusion. Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 7 Nov. 2025 The $49 billion invested in African agriculture in 2022 meant that African farmers received 10% of the investment of farmers in other regions, the Boston Consulting Group said. Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025 Each branch employs technicians who understand the pests most common in their region, scorpions in the Southwest, ticks in the Midwest, or termites in the Southeast. Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025 It was launched from the La Guajira region. Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for region
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Noun
  • Avoid puddles - Driving into puddles or low rainwater areas can lead to vehicles hydroplaning or losing control.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Teams that may have some postseason games to play are certainly showing themselves as playoff scenarios take shape in KC-area and regional college football.
    The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 9 Nov. 2025
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  • Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2025
  • By the end of her appointment, she was sold on a deep plane face and neck lift, a platysmaplasty, an upper lip lift, a midface lipografting and an endoscopic browlift.
    Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
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  • Significant diplomatic and military visits followed, as well as Chinese support for Bangladesh’s involvement in naval exercises with Pakistan (a longtime Indian rival), Chinese defense technology transfers, and Chinese investment in infrastructure and economic zones.
    MUHIB RAHMAN, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Any slip below those zones could reignite selling pressure.
    Sidhartha Shukla, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2025
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  • Whittle Fire has been burning on private land.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Apollo’s entry is useful for the massive €800m ‘Sports City’ currently being built on land the club owns surrounding the Metropolitano, including a new training ground for Diego Simeone’s first team, and public facilities for golf, padel and skating, and Europe’s largest inland surfing centre.
    Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
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  • This is done through the retinohypothalamic tract, a pathway that connects your eyes to the brain’s master body clock, called the suprachiasmatic nucleus.
    Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Once inside the urinary tract, bacteria attach to the bladder lining, multiply and trigger inflammation – resulting in the hallmark symptoms of infection.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025

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“Region.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/region. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.

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