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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 The wings have alternating hydrophilic and hydrophobic regions to enhance the condensation. Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 13 June 2025 But many problems plague the path to India’s manufacturing boom, such as logistical bottlenecks, regulatory red tape, and patchy infrastructure in many regions. Nur Hikmah Md Ali, CNBC, 13 June 2025 Russia also battled a Ukrainian incursion into the Russian Kursk region from August 2024 until March 2025. Ellie Cook john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025 When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region. Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for region
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Noun
  • Two projectiles reportedly hit the area around the airport.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 14 June 2025
  • Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on June 14, according to the Tribune’s archives.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2025
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  • Hahn: Agatha wears this locket around her neck with Hecate — the maiden, mother, crone.
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 12 June 2025
  • However, the study did not show a substantial change in whole-body or femoral neck bone density.3 5.
    Jennifer Steinhoff, Verywell Health, 12 June 2025
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  • The eventful first period continued with a pass across the offensive zone from Eetu Luostarinen to Seth Jones, and Jones scored on a wide-open net to tie the game at two.
    Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 7 June 2025
  • Butterfly ginger is reliably hardy in zones 8 to 10 and can successfully be overwintered in zone 7 gardens beneath a heavy blanket of mulch.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 6 June 2025
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  • Bear Fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2025
  • But one of the main attractions to Ardross was its 2,000 acres of land.
    Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
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  • Receiving Botox injections around the pelvic floor and bladder may lead to urinary tract infections, urinary retention, or pain while urinating.9 For most people, these urinary symptoms are mild and temporary.
    Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 5 June 2025
  • Three lots of a drug designed to treat various urinary tract infections have been recalled because the white round tablets might have black spots from microbial contamination.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025

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“Region.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/region. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.

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