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Recent Examples of areas
On Saturday, Moscow pummeled the central city of Dnipro and other areas for more than twenty hours with barrages of missiles and drones, killing at least seven people.
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Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2026
Salisbury Mayor Randy Taylor said the city and county have not had a formal reimbursement agreement for Salisbury Fire Department service to county areas for several years.
—Josh Davis, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2026
From there, 60% of the money would be used for property tax rebates for homeowners in areas where the megaproject is located, while 40% would be deposited into a statewide property tax relief fund.
—Jack O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
With a steady flow of customers moving from New York and other major metropolitan areas, the company has built a network designed to support both long-distance and local Florida moves.
—Tracy Yochum, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
Avoid puddles - Driving into puddles or low rainwater areas can lead to vehicles hydroplaning or losing control.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026
The project would move the highway in those areas closer together — eliminating the gap between the northbound road and southbound road — and place the green space on the outside of the highway.
—Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
Just last week, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced measures to combat burglaries in the Valley, including putting in place extra patrols and using mobile license plate readers in high-risk burglary areas.
—Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
The first step in the pilot program will involve identifying which airport areas will be safest for humanoid robots.
—ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2026
Salisbury Mayor Randy Taylor said the city and county have not had a formal reimbursement agreement for Salisbury Fire Department service to county areas for several years.
—Josh Davis, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2026
From there, 60% of the money would be used for property tax rebates for homeowners in areas where the megaproject is located, while 40% would be deposited into a statewide property tax relief fund.
—Jack O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
With a steady flow of customers moving from New York and other major metropolitan areas, the company has built a network designed to support both long-distance and local Florida moves.
—Tracy Yochum, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
Avoid puddles - Driving into puddles or low rainwater areas can lead to vehicles hydroplaning or losing control.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026
The project would move the highway in those areas closer together — eliminating the gap between the northbound road and southbound road — and place the green space on the outside of the highway.
—Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
Just last week, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced measures to combat burglaries in the Valley, including putting in place extra patrols and using mobile license plate readers in high-risk burglary areas.
—Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
The first step in the pilot program will involve identifying which airport areas will be safest for humanoid robots.
—ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for areas
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The coalition — composed of transit districts, town municipality groups and other transportation advocates — reported that without the state funding, more than 10,000 riders across 15 microtransit zones face the threat of service eliminations and have to seek other transportation alternatives.—
Sara Bedigian,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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For its part, Beijing could allow unfettered access to the internet in places where foreigners congregate, like tourist hotels, office buildings, and trade zones.—
Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Homelessness continues to rise, basic infrastructure needs to be fixed or replaced and public safety departments need more resources.—
Rebecca Jones,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Measles crept into Utah and Arizona in June, with reports trickling into local health departments of patients coming to doctors and saying their children had just recovered from full-body rashes, and parents telling pediatricians that their whole family had just recovered from measles.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
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Though capping off a rainy month, this storm is only expected to bring a couple hundredths of an inch to two-tenths of an inch in its rainiest regions, Canepa added.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
26 Apr. 2026
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This year’s Udine edition gathers 15 participants across project and career tracks for sessions with prominent buyers, financiers and co-production partners from both regions.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2026
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Anzac Day is a public holiday in both Australia and New Zealand, two Commonwealth realms where King Charles is head of state.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
25 Apr. 2026
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While disrupting the business of an American multinational company may seem a pallid response to the destruction of an Iranian primary school where more than a hundred children were killed, such asymmetric attacks in the physical and digital realms have been a feature of this conflict.—
Sue Halpern,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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But because of seeing the phone on the surveillance video, police got a warrant to search Google's location data for all phones within about one-and-a-half football fields of the bank during the half-hour on either side of the robbery.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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California’s fertile farm fields once enticed thousands of Dust Bowl refugees fleeing along Route 66 during the Great Depression.—
Jonathan Bullington,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Those domains certainly could include baseball diamonds, basketball courts and gridirons.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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The experience could drive Russian leaders to look to the space or cyber domains to find an edge.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
23 Apr. 2026
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For weeks, voices across Europe’s cultural and political spheres—including Italy’s culture minister—have urged Venice Biennale organizers to shutter the Russian Pavilion, as the country’s war against Ukraine remains ongoing.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Comments pose challenges to the gatekeeping office of a news medium but the opening up of these digital public spheres has given people an opportunity to address certain issues in an unfettered fashion.—
Shepherd Mpofu,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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Melendez threw a complete game with five strikeouts and no walks.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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Ideal for everyday errands, travel days, dog walks, and concerts, Quince’s elevated sling bag is an essential on-the-go accessory.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 May 2026
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“Areas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/areas. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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