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a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
a top researcher in the area of human genetics
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Recent Examples of area
Jonathan Quiles, of the Medford Fire Department, set a fire in a wooded area on Mount Vernon Avenue in Medford on Tuesday afternoon, Suffolk County police alleged in a news release.
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Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Photo: Compass This co-op is a true one-bedroom that fits a king bed and has an actually usable dining room-slash-office area off of the kitchen (which isn’t huge but has a good amount of counter space).
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 12 Nov. 2024
The two-bedroom bungalow features an adobe-style exterior, creamy interior walls, and wide-plank wood floors; a kitchen-dining area with an eat-in peninsula, open wood shelving, zellige tiles, and French doors to the two-level patio; an art-tiled bath; and a detached artist's studio.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 12 Nov. 2024
This interdependency reflects the growing demand for accountability across every business area.
—Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Photo: Compass This co-op is a true one-bedroom that fits a king bed and has an actually usable dining room-slash-office area off of the kitchen (which isn’t huge but has a good amount of counter space).
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 12 Nov. 2024
The two-bedroom bungalow features an adobe-style exterior, creamy interior walls, and wide-plank wood floors; a kitchen-dining area with an eat-in peninsula, open wood shelving, zellige tiles, and French doors to the two-level patio; an art-tiled bath; and a detached artist's studio.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 12 Nov. 2024
This interdependency reflects the growing demand for accountability across every business area.
—Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for area
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All four states are in the Eastern time zone so will report votes before the central time WI or AZ and NV in Mountain time.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Lyft The rideshare company is offering voters a 50% discount of up to 10 bucks on rides to the polls on Election Day until 10 p.m. in every time zone.Kate Gibson, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Lastly, some of this knowledge was learned the hard way: By messing up in the field a few times and finally learning from those mistakes.Joe Arterburn, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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Over six years later, that opinion still stands among experts in the field.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
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The company maintains a tax holiday for a subsidiary in the APAC region, which contributed to a lower effective tax rate of 13.7% for the year.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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Washington sees Indonesia, the most populous country in Southeast Asia, as an important partner in a region where its rival Beijing has deep trade and investment ties.Reuters, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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When conflicts exist outside the U.S. realm, money tends to flow to U.S. Treasurys as a safe-haven investment.Sanford Mann, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Additional carrots for Ukraine are most likely to be found in the economic realm.Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2024
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Eventually, the Roos got their winner in the 90th minute off another corner.Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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These cameras are also rumored to be positioned more centrally within the Dynamic Island, rather than its left corner.Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 11 Nov. 2024
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And yet who among us has not felt naïve in the pursuit of a trench, parka, or puffer that can withstand both the elements and the critical eye?Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2024
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Around 300 international industry professionals and buyers from 30 countries are attending this year’s edition of the event, which comprises three elements – Pitching, Market and Forum.Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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Although the exact dates of its arrival and discovery are unclear, the penny-sized bit of rock somehow found its way into a Purdue University biology department desk drawer, where faculty uncovered it in 1929.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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But then hours later, the sheriff's department went back to the family's home near the North Carolina border, where Patterson was handcuffed, arrested, booked on suspicion of reckless conduct and forced to post $500 bail.David K. Li, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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The malicious apps make network requests to a domain tied to the North Korean regime, letting the app download more malicious scripts that can ultimately give hackers access to a victim's computer.Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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That would have traditionally been the domain of an action project from a Lionsgate, AGC or other brawnier studio.Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Area.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/area. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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