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Recent Examples of regional
Shrinking central and regional offices is expected to save $325 million over two years.
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Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
Fewer chances for local talent, less dynamic regional economies, and a slow fade in our standing as a place where bold ideas are born and built.
—Rob Zielonka, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2025
But if the true damage is not as extensive as Trump has stated, then the strikes may result in the restarting of an accelerated Iranian nuclear weapons program conducted in high secrecy, destabilizing the Middle East and reigniting the threat of a regional war.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
For short-haul regional flights, electric aircraft are already being tested.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
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Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
Fewer chances for local talent, less dynamic regional economies, and a slow fade in our standing as a place where bold ideas are born and built.
—Rob Zielonka, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2025
But if the true damage is not as extensive as Trump has stated, then the strikes may result in the restarting of an accelerated Iranian nuclear weapons program conducted in high secrecy, destabilizing the Middle East and reigniting the threat of a regional war.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
For short-haul regional flights, electric aircraft are already being tested.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regional
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Hundreds of people had shown up outside the hotel in the early afternoon after a photo of ICE vehicles parked outside the hotel circulated on local group chats and social media pages.—
Victoria Valenzuela,
USA Today,
1 July 2025
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Holland America Line offers a variety of shore excursions, with the hopes of appealing to all sorts of people: think active adventures, more low-key experiences, wildlife encounters, behind the scenes tours, activities that revolve around local foods, the list goes on.—
Susan B. Barnes,
Travel + Leisure,
1 July 2025
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See a mental health professional: If accessible to you, therapy approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) or dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) can build mental and emotional resilience.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
19 June 2025
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But the turn that’s needed—one that could show who the characters are behind their dialectical façades—isn’t the one that comes.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
13 June 2025
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The buttons for switching between these sections are across the bottom of the interface, which is itself nonstandard (most people would look to the top of the interface).—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
9 June 2025
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That makes for an interesting combination of permeability and a nonstandard, random-looking pattern.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
25 May 2025
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Central to the book is the titular premise, which subsequently entered the vernacular.—
Brian Boone,
Vulture,
18 June 2025
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Those terms include a bunch of debuts, some of which are surprising, and a lot of entertaining vernacular.—
Caitlin Lovinger,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Proposition 12 is the colloquial term for the Farm Animal Confinement Initiative.—
Alan Wooten,
The Washington Examiner,
28 June 2025
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The strawberry moon is the colloquial name for June's full moon, a term originating from Native American tribes who marked the time when wild strawberries reached peak ripeness.—
Kate Nalepinski,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 June 2025
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Chris Jackson/Getty Images At one stage, the king had hoped for a more informal meeting in Scotland, where the royals spend their summer holiday.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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The partnership was a crash course for them both: an informal academy with a class roster of two.—
Josh Rottenberg,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 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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The 10-to-15-second video clips are a nonformal way to engage your customers and tell them about your products.—
Michael Plummer,
Forbes,
3 June 2022
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“Regional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regional. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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