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as in areas
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
the view that the issue is not in the demesne of the courts and is something that should be decided by the state legislature
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as in yards
the area around and belonging to a building
the mansion's huge demesne covers more than 100 acres
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In the video, the LAPD officer can be heard citing California Vehicle Code Section 22651(n), a law that allows law enforcement to tow and impound vehicles parked in restricted zones.
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Many areas have been exempted for a variety of reasons, including lots in hillside fire zones and lots in Historic Protection Overlay Zones.
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Daniela DaSuta, founder of SommSpace in Austin, recommends looking for wines labeled Alto Adige, Collio, Collio Goriziano or Friuli Colli Orientali, all benchmark areas for the variety.
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The city presented three scenarios for Hemphill, which would involve either no change to the current traffic flow, adding two lanes of traffic back in certain areas, or adding them back along the entire corridor.
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Facing no one but the goalkeeper, Moshobane sailed an uncontested shot from 18 yards over the top of the net.
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From shedding leaves, bark, berries, seeds, and sap year-round to causing your sidewalks and driveway to lift and shift, not all trees are suited for yards.
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In some regions of the country, a lot of that household use is made up of outdoor use, like for watering lawns and filling pools.
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This unique alignment creates an unparalleled opportunity for travelers to combine eclipse viewing with meteor watching, especially in regions like Iceland or Spain, or even locally in North America by seeking dark skies after the partial eclipse.
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What if Baahubali dies and has to go through the 14 realms of the afterlife in Indian mythology?
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The new wrinkle is that the big platforms want to draft off what makes top creators successful in their digital-native realms.
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The new $4 billion district will have a 5,500-seat concert hall, 20 acres of parks and plazas, 1,500 apartments, two hotels, 30 restaurants and an office space, all next to Honda Center, the home of the Anaheim Ducks.
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Suddenly homeless Venezuelans are sleeping in cars, parks and elsewhere without adequate emergency shelter available.
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Inside at Revel Lounge, half the après crowd sips cocktails in robes and slippers while the other half have logged back on with work and are huddled away in the bar’s many discreet nooks and corners.
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Once inside a world, the missionaries split up and seek out small groups chatting in quieter corners.
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Instead of concentrating combat capability aboard a small number of heavily armed warships, the government says the new vessels will support a hybrid fleet in which crewed ships coordinate networks of autonomous systems across multiple domains.
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Across eight domains of preparedness, respondents gave their highest scores to Community.
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“Demesnes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demesnes. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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