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Recent Examples of regional
Behind the scenes Monro is engaged in the provision of automotive undercar repair and tire services in the United States, operating more than 1,100 repair shops and tire dealers in 32 states under multiple regional brands.
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Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
Additionally, one person was injured in the Poltava region and another person was injured in the neighboring Kyiv region, according to the respective regional military administrations.
—Oleksiy Pshemyskiy, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2025
Seven regional department stores, which are in Angers, Dijon, Grenoble, Le Mans, Limoges, Orléans, and Reims, will be rebranded by SGM and no longer carry the banner of Galeries Lafayette.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
Long-haul international flights are currently exempt from cuts, while regional flights and less-full flights face the highest cancellation risks.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2025
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Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
Additionally, one person was injured in the Poltava region and another person was injured in the neighboring Kyiv region, according to the respective regional military administrations.
—Oleksiy Pshemyskiy, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2025
Seven regional department stores, which are in Angers, Dijon, Grenoble, Le Mans, Limoges, Orléans, and Reims, will be rebranded by SGM and no longer carry the banner of Galeries Lafayette.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
Long-haul international flights are currently exempt from cuts, while regional flights and less-full flights face the highest cancellation risks.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regional
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Even as federal funding resumes, local colleges, businesses and nonprofits are joining county agencies in maintaining relief efforts for as long as Sacramento-area residents need them.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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Cincinnati Storytelling Festival Hear favorite tales from national and local professional storytellers from a variety of backgrounds.—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
12 Nov. 2025
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Radical acceptance is a key pillar of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), a type of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT).—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
29 Oct. 2025
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The movie is strangely, unusually dialectical within itself—composed of many layers that don’t coalesce or connect but reflect off one another and generate tension.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
7 Oct. 2025
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Maintaining hydration during nonstandard work hours is crucial for good health and minimizing the adverse effects of circadian rhythm disruption.—
Pamela Assid,
Verywell Health,
5 Nov. 2025
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WindBorne also plans to use live flight data to allow its weather balloons to autonomously avoid planes, even if planes are flying at a nonstandard altitude, according to the company’s statement.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
21 Oct. 2025
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For instance, many brands have become keenly aware that social media platforms such as TikTok have their own unique vernacular and communication methods that pair well with them.—
William Jones,
IndyStar,
6 Nov. 2025
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Gaube’s photographs, explains Moussa, show both his interest in vernacular architecture and the penchant of Lebanese architects, designers, and builders for using thick stone and heavy wooden doors that kept interiors cool in summer and insulated in winter.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Oct. 2025
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Through it all, the specifically colloquial quality of the dialogue and the delivery of the vivacious voice cast preserves the film’s Mexican identity.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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The language is colloquial, down-to-earth.—
Andrew Rojecki,
The Conversation,
21 Oct. 2025
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During the 2020 cycle, disinformation targeting Black voters has been spreading through informal channels on social media, according to a report by NBC News.—
David Smiley,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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The informal meeting represents the first layer in the appeals process the district is entitled to avail itself of, Lecholop said.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
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Since the start of the war in Ukraine, more than 272,000 children in Ukraine have benefitted from learning interventions with supplies provided by UNICEF, and over 400,000 children have engaged in formal or nonformal education.—
Sarah Ferguson,
Forbes,
18 Aug. 2022
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But even Cunard has nonformal settings where dressed-down can go, including the buffet, casino and pub.—
Hannah Sampson,
Houston Chronicle,
20 Dec. 2019
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“Regional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regional. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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