as in realm
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
questions about organization of the fund drive are my bailiwick
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Recent Examples of bailiwick
As this column is focused on geostrategic affairs, the possible explanation falls into its bailiwick.
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Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
How can the speaker expect New Yorkers to even consider her plan to add 21 commissioners, from Parks to Sanitation to Health to Transportation, to the confirmation test, when one of the most important posts that is already in the Council’s bailiwick is not getting fair consideration?
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 May 2024
And for all the deserved flack first-year defensive coordinator Steve Wilks has received this season, coordinating a secondary to handle long-developing plays in zone coverage is his bailiwick.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2024
While nanofabrication is Cabrini’s main bailiwick, much of his work of late has been focused on nanophotonics, especially in the emerging fields of metamaterials and plasmonics.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 May 2017
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Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
How can the speaker expect New Yorkers to even consider her plan to add 21 commissioners, from Parks to Sanitation to Health to Transportation, to the confirmation test, when one of the most important posts that is already in the Council’s bailiwick is not getting fair consideration?
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 May 2024
And for all the deserved flack first-year defensive coordinator Steve Wilks has received this season, coordinating a secondary to handle long-developing plays in zone coverage is his bailiwick.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2024
While nanofabrication is Cabrini’s main bailiwick, much of his work of late has been focused on nanophotonics, especially in the emerging fields of metamaterials and plasmonics.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 May 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bailiwick
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If multiple hypotheses work to explain the data equally well but one conflicts with reality in some other realm (and the other doesn’t), the one that’s valid across the widest range of applicability is superior.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Feb. 2026
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There are many arguments and ideas to bring more transparency, flexibility and consumer choice to the realm of drug pricing.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
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Detectives noted a consistent gait and distinctive walking pattern across videos captured before and after the shooting, including footage showing the suspect circling the area for hours and later walking away from the Barus & Holley building shortly after the gunfire.—
Ashley Carnahan,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Prescott's downtown area adds the perfect southwest charm and history and was even the stomping grounds of famed cowboy Doc Holiday.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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The domain of linguistics, for example, is being turned on its head.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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If possible, create your own domain.—
Kate Donovan,
Martha Stewart,
9 Feb. 2026
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The department has helped remove almost 350,000 pounds of trash and more than 920 pesticide containers from grows on public lands over nearly a decade.—
Rachel Becker,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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However, the charter amendment would not prevent the city council from creating a new department at its discretion, a city spokesperson said in an email to the Star-Telegram.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Feb. 2026
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The team analyzed 44 elements and found no single universal reaction to space; instead, microbial metabolism changed in distinct, element-specific ways.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
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Sugar does have benefits for feeding cut flowers, which is why it's added to the mixtures used by florists, but in flower food formulas, the sucrose is blended with antimicrobial elements to keep the water free from bacteria.—
Peg Aloi,
The Spruce,
11 Feb. 2026
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Maybe Romero was the perfect vice-captain under former head coach Ange Postecoglou because his fiery on-field persona balanced the calmness of Son Heung-min.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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For decades the old guard has held the line in the South, but the drumbeat of change grew like a fight song on a college football field.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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International relations experts said Lai’s battle for freedom could now spill over into the diplomatic sphere.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Across six permanent galleries—which appear to float above the lobby in concrete spheres—are 1,500 artifacts spanning 300,000 years of human history.—
John Arlidge,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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Conveniently located in San Polo (a five-minute walk from Rialto, with a vaporetto stop nearby), this two-bedroom can sleep up to six and is brimming with character.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
9 Feb. 2026
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For example, incorporate physical activity, like a walk or a fitness class, into time spent with friends.—
Stephanie Anderson Witmer,
Health,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Bailiwick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bailiwick. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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