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a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
a legal question outside the doctor's province
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Recent Examples of provinces
The Canadian Broadcasting Corp said more than 50 Liberal members of parliament from Ontario - the most populous of the 10 provinces and the party's main stronghold - held a call on Saturday and agreed Trudeau had to step down.
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David Ljunggren, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
Whatever the reasons for the casting decisions, the Roman empire really did house people of innumerable ethnicities in provinces ranging from Scotland to Arabia.
—Jeffrey E. Schulman / Made By History, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
Its acting prime minister is a former administrator of the northwestern provinces governed by the group, Mohammed al-Bashir.
—Juliann Ventura, The Hill, 14 Dec. 2024
Its acting prime minister is a former administrator of the northwestern provinces governed by HTS, Mohammed al-Bashir.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2024
Iran’s capital and outlying provinces have faced rolling power blackouts for weeks in October and November, with electricity cuts disrupting people’s lives and businesses.
—Nasser Karimi and Jon Gambrell, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Dec. 2024
Mozambique has also issued a red alert for its northern provinces, Cabo Delgado and Nampula, which could be severely impacted when Chido makes landfall on Sunday.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
This is the latest in a series of cucumber recalls in 26 states and five Canadian provinces because of salmonella concerns.
—James Bickerton, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Taiwan’s Defense Ministry also said on Monday that the PLA had designated seven zones of reserved airspace to the east of its coastal Zhejiang and Fujian provinces, which lie to the north and northwest of Taiwan respectively.
—Wayne Chang, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
David Ljunggren, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
Whatever the reasons for the casting decisions, the Roman empire really did house people of innumerable ethnicities in provinces ranging from Scotland to Arabia.
—Jeffrey E. Schulman / Made By History, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
Its acting prime minister is a former administrator of the northwestern provinces governed by the group, Mohammed al-Bashir.
—Juliann Ventura, The Hill, 14 Dec. 2024
Its acting prime minister is a former administrator of the northwestern provinces governed by HTS, Mohammed al-Bashir.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2024
Iran’s capital and outlying provinces have faced rolling power blackouts for weeks in October and November, with electricity cuts disrupting people’s lives and businesses.
—Nasser Karimi and Jon Gambrell, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Dec. 2024
Mozambique has also issued a red alert for its northern provinces, Cabo Delgado and Nampula, which could be severely impacted when Chido makes landfall on Sunday.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
This is the latest in a series of cucumber recalls in 26 states and five Canadian provinces because of salmonella concerns.
—James Bickerton, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Taiwan’s Defense Ministry also said on Monday that the PLA had designated seven zones of reserved airspace to the east of its coastal Zhejiang and Fujian provinces, which lie to the north and northwest of Taiwan respectively.
—Wayne Chang, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for provinces
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This means such lunar areas would present fewer technical challenges for accessing local resources compared to the more extreme conditions at the moon's crater-riddled poles, the researchers say.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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However the state of , with the exception of areas under the jurisdiction of the Navajo Nation.—
James Bickerton,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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Last July, the Unified Government voted to adopt a revenue-neutral budget, forgoing more than $14 million in potential property tax revenue and resulting in budget cuts across government departments and programs.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
16 Mar. 2025
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Despite this, individual departments are the ultimate arbiter of these return-to-office exceptions.—
William Melhado,
Sacramento Bee,
15 Mar. 2025
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And so the entire experience was designed to help people understand what these three realms mean to them.—
Charles Moss,
SPIN,
23 Dec. 2024
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In these realms, Archaea—microorganisms similar to, but evolutionarily distinct from, bacteria—thrive.—
Benedict Cosgrove,
Newsweek,
19 Dec. 2024
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Balancing Safety With Efficiency Agentic architectures are seen as the future in highly sensitive and dynamic environments, such as healthcare or autonomous vehicles because these domains require specialized knowledge and decision-making skills that can’t be covered by large generic models.—
Julius Černiauskas,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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This issue might have nightmarish consequences in such sensitive domains as medicine, defense or law enforcement.—
Julius Černiauskas,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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There are four main Australian holiday blocks per year, including a six-week Christmas break, but exact dates vary between states and territories.—
Sarah Reid,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Dec. 2024
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The president-elect has also been needling Panama, Canada and Greenland over ownership of their territories.—
Andy Biggs,
Newsweek,
25 Dec. 2024
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“Provinces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provinces. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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