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as in area
a part or portion having no fixed boundaries if you look in the upper left region of the sky, you can see the constellation Orion

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as in neck
a broad geographical area corn is mostly grown in the central regions of the country

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Recent Examples of region Civilian infrastructure was damaged in the Sumy and Kharkiv regions, though no further casualties were reported. Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025 Spend 30 to 60 seconds rolling or massaging each region in and around the hips — glutes, outer thighs, inner thighs, quads (front, top of leg) and hamstrings (back, top of leg) — before stretching or mobility exercises. Dana Santas, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025 These broader studies aim to inform policy and interventions to safeguard the health of workers globally and particularly in regions most vulnerable to climate change. Katherine Ann James, The Conversation, 25 Apr. 2025 Rust, too, is an issue for cars that have resided in snow-belt regions or have seen wet conditions. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for region
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  • The Jones Road Wildfire was first spotted at approximately 9:45 a.m. on April 22 in the Greenwood Wildlife Management area in Waretown, New Jersey, officials said.
    Megan Forrester, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Avoid puddles - Driving into puddles or low rainwater areas can lead to vehicles hydroplaning or losing control.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2025
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  • But their magnum opus was 1978’s Dub Housing, where Thomas shows off his collection of animal noises, grunts, yelps, and screeches, up to his neck in industrial synth-and-guitar factory noise.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Loading your audio article Police have arrested a suspect in the fatal slashing of a man in the neck during a clash inside an Upper West Side building, cops said.
    Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
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  • The 76-year-old billionaire called for a free trade zone between the EU and the U.S. — echoing similar comments from Elon Musk — and said the current trade tensions could seriously hurt European industries.
    Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Chisholm had just struck out looking on a 3-2 pitch that appeared out of the zone, leading to an argument from Chisholm and an attempt at intervention from Aaron Boone.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2025
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  • Last week, the Department of the Interior announced that land would be transferred to the Army, allowing the military would of federal land to support Border Patrol for a period of three years.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Those canals, together with the ingenious system of chinampas, or floating plots of farming land, are located southeast of Mexico City, and serve as the legacy of a pre-Hispanic agriculture.
    Gwendolina Duval, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2025
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  • According to the Cleveland Clinic, E. coli is a group of bacteria that can cause infections in your gut, urinary tract and other parts of the body.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The National Academy of Medicine also confirms sufficient evidence linking indoor mold exposure to upper respiratory tract symptoms in otherwise healthy individuals.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025

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“Region.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/region. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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