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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 Tesla doesn’t break out sales and production by model or region. Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2025 This expansion follows Apple TV+’s integration with Prime Video in the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and regions across Europe and Latin America. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 Apr. 2025 Indeed, the company is already looking to expand pilotless flights to more regions in China, and expects service operators to gradually move into areas like urban commuting as well as tourism. New Atlas, 1 Apr. 2025 The researchers found that different neural patterns in this region correspond to different sounds—a process that mirrors how human brains encode speech. Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for region
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Noun
  • Team 2 will survey the area associated with the tornado near Greenville.
    Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Haywood’s answer is that businesses should focus on areas where AI can drive the most impact, such as scaling support, personalizing interactions, or streamlining operations.
    Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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  • Gaynes recommends applying it on the most intimate parts of the body: behind the knees, the crease at the elbow, the nape of the neck, and the small of the back.
    Venus Wong, Refinery29, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Hot flashes are a sudden feeling of warmth that most often affects the face, neck and chest and can cause sweating, according to the Mayo Clinic.
    Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
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  • California taxpayers affected by the Los Angeles County fires who don’t live or own businesses in the disaster zone can request an extension as well, the IRS said.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Guests will find six water slides – including family raft slides – splash pads and more, located in an outdoor zone called Sunsation Point.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
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  • The wild card will be where President Trump and key MAGA influencers land.
    Stef W. Kight, Axios, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The now vacant patch of land is roughly a mile west of Interstate 35W, within walking distance of a post office, a gas station, a high school and miles of subdivisions.
    Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2025
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  • How antibiotics can affect your gut bacteria Antibiotics are medications prescribed to treat many different types of bacterial infections, like sinus infections, strep throat, urinary tract infections (UTIs), pelvic infections, and bacterial vaginosis (BV).
    Beth Krietsch, SELF, 7 Apr. 2025
  • There are a lot more mice, rabbits, raccoons, and opossums in the brush between houses than in large tracts of underdeveloped forests.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2025

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“Region.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/region. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.

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