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turfs

noun

variants also turves

plural of turf

as in territories

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More than 700,000 Israelis live in the occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem, territories captured by Israel in 1967 and sought by the Palestinians for an independent state along with the Gaza Strip.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
Under his watch, the company has crafted global sales strategies, lined up distribution deals across major territories and steered festival campaigns for award-winning films.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 July 2026

Definition of territories

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Alvarado and subjects Luis Valdez and Lou Diamond Phillips appeared at select shows, all of which quickly sold out, and, additional Q&As were added to meet demand at select theaters.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 July 2026
For Nilsson, art and the personal are boundaryless — much of her work explores the feminine sphere, touching on subjects that were especially controversial for their time.

— Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 26 July 2026

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The allegation was just part of a drumbeat of US criticism over the cartels’ political protection rackets.

— Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
This system means players adjust their tactics (and often their string tensions on their rackets) through each stretch.

— James Hansen, New York Times, 20 July 2026

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While the researchers describe the lifestyles of Blue Zoners as simple but highly active, in general, a lot of their pursuits were cognitively based.

— Refractor, Refractor, 27 July 2026
The broader Engadin area opens onto some of Switzerland’s best outdoor pursuits—not least skiing when the snow falls and sailing once the lake thaws.

— Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2026

Definition of pursuits

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In a handwritten financial disclosure a decade later, Jackson wrote that his occupations were being a state senator and a logging equipment operator.

— Jared Kofsky, ABC News, 24 July 2026
Education experts said one possible response to such a scenario is for state legislatures that set licensing requirements to decide some occupations — like barbers and stylists — actually need less training.

— Francesca Pinney, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of occupations

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Adler said studies show that when one partner strangles another, the likelihood of a victim being killed by that partner goes up 750%.

— Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 28 July 2026
Recent clinical studies involving pig kidneys have demonstrated that such organs can function inside human recipients, marking a major milestone for xenotransplantation.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026

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