the provinces
plural noun
: the parts of a country that are away from large cities
They left the city for life in the provinces.
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His government faced another crisis in 2022, when thousands of demonstrators used pickups and big rigs to blockade Ottawa and several border crossings to protest his government and vaccine mandates, which were mostly imposed by the provinces.
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Amanda Coletta The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 7 Jan. 2025
But her detailed rundown of regions in China’s northern, southern and eastern swaths, including the provinces of Guangdong, Zhejiang, Hunan and Liaoning, prompted a resurgence of an earlier line of questioning.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 7 Jan. 2025
Adding a new tailwind on the Basque animation scene, however, from 2023 and 2024 respectively, the provinces of Bizkaia and Álaba have raised tax credits for production produced in their provinces to up to 70% of investment.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 6 Jan. 2025
Experts said that any retaliation from Canada, including from the provinces, would need to get approved by the federal government in Ottawa.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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Amanda Coletta The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 7 Jan. 2025
But her detailed rundown of regions in China’s northern, southern and eastern swaths, including the provinces of Guangdong, Zhejiang, Hunan and Liaoning, prompted a resurgence of an earlier line of questioning.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 7 Jan. 2025
Adding a new tailwind on the Basque animation scene, however, from 2023 and 2024 respectively, the provinces of Bizkaia and Álaba have raised tax credits for production produced in their provinces to up to 70% of investment.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 6 Jan. 2025
Experts said that any retaliation from Canada, including from the provinces, would need to get approved by the federal government in Ottawa.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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“The provinces.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20provinces. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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