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Recent Examples of regional
Shares of regional banks tumbled on Thursday as fears mounted around the health of their lending businesses.
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Leslie Picker, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
Mike Hellstrom, vice president and eastern regional manager of the Laborers’ International Union of North America, said the funding cut likely means delays for a multigenerational project, which means extra costs and potential job losses.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
The gallery features three floors displaying art by more than 40 local and regional artists and makers.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2025
But our flights had been canceled amid rocket fire and regional escalation, fallout from Israel’s latest offensive in Gaza and its war with Iran.
—Reem Kassis, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2025
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Leslie Picker, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
Mike Hellstrom, vice president and eastern regional manager of the Laborers’ International Union of North America, said the funding cut likely means delays for a multigenerational project, which means extra costs and potential job losses.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
The gallery features three floors displaying art by more than 40 local and regional artists and makers.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2025
But our flights had been canceled amid rocket fire and regional escalation, fallout from Israel’s latest offensive in Gaza and its war with Iran.
—Reem Kassis, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regional
Adjective
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However, energy analysts point to the high costs of setting up in a new remote environment in harsh weather without local infrastructure, labor, or equipment.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 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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Kirsh sets the tone for the brainier side of this episode via two of this episode’s punchier scenes — ones where the dialectic dialogue really pops.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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Take slang, the informal nonstandard language that fills our world.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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The keyboard consists of two freestanding halves with a nonstandard key layout.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
13 Oct. 2025
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Many of the terms are Gen Z and Alpha vernacular influenced by evolving social media trends.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Simulate high-stress scenarios with diverse dialects and vernacular; document any empathy drop-off. 3.—
Tayfun Bilsel,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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But unlike the evolution of colloquial language, which is largely arbitrary, the evolution of scientific terms must reflect our current understanding of reality.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
23 Sep. 2025
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In a market where there is a colloquial term for consumers who want their spirits bottled at the highest strength possible (proof hounds), this low-strength whiskey is a bold move.—
Chris Perugini,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The venue’s intimacy, coupled with a more informal, speakeasy vibe, permeated an award ceremony that was notable for its moments of laughter and easy congeniality.—
Leila Cobo,
Billboard,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Covid-19 pandemic meant that the research was slow to get off the ground and, more crucially, informal conversations Adamala had with colleagues in other fields, at conferences and other forums, began to sow alarm.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 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 23 Oct. 2025.
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