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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
Head to a rink in your area and rent a pair of skates for everyone!
Take a family hike.
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Elisa Cinelli, Parents, 10 Dec. 2024
Consider adding some extra insulation to your attic and basement areas.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
Whereas Queenstown has developed into the area’s preeminent destination for international travelers, darling Wanaka (population 12,150) has long been a haven for domestic tourism.
—Todd Plummer, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2024
Phoenix was one of the driest cities compared to 192 areas Climate Central observed in November.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
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Elisa Cinelli, Parents, 10 Dec. 2024
Consider adding some extra insulation to your attic and basement areas.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
Whereas Queenstown has developed into the area’s preeminent destination for international travelers, darling Wanaka (population 12,150) has long been a haven for domestic tourism.
—Todd Plummer, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2024
Phoenix was one of the driest cities compared to 192 areas Climate Central observed in November.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for area
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New Jersey mayors pen letter demanding action on mysterious drone sightings The agency issued a temporary no-drone zone during Saturday afternoon's Army-Navy Game taking place at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland.Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 14 Dec. 2024
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The impressive lobby-level facility keeps kids entertained with several engaging facilities like a zipline, a performance stage, a splatter room, and a slime zone, among many others.Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 13 Dec. 2024
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Then, at the end of the quarter, quarterback Aidan O’Connell was knocked out of the game and carted off the field with a knee injury and an air cast on his leg.Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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Technology tests in include regolith sampling, regolith adherence, Global Navigation Satellite System abilities, radiation tolerant computing, and dust mitigation using electrodynamic fields.Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2024
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With a serious labor shortage and the growing IT skills gap impacting industries and regions across the globe, companies must get creative about finding new talent.Allie Danziger, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Rather than offer the vehicles for sale to farmers in such regions, the idea here is for producers to book space on a truck to transport goods to market – rather than piling everything atop a bicycle and pushing it along dirt roads themselves.Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 9 Dec. 2024
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Given all of that, what possible threat could an email service launched by Elon Musk, let alone one that currently remains in the realm of rumor, pose to Gmail users?Davey Winder, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Earn rewards on your spending: Best credit cards for shopping In the realm of experiences, cruise company Virgin Voyages began this month offering its first product accepting bitcoin as a payment option — a $120,000 annual pass for up to a year of sailing on its cruise ships.Mimosa Spencer, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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Brunson, who had already moved off the ball and stationed himself in the corner, begins a subtle drift toward half court.Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 12 Dec. 2024
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The site will not have its own parking due to the small size of the area near the corner of South 76th Street.Adrienne Davis, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
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To determine the right model for your business, professor Sebastian Reiche’s award-winning framework emphasizes balancing autonomy with interdependence – two critical elements shaping today’s companies. 4.IESE Business School, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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The show suggests that Ailey worked in ways similar to Valentim—both were reaching back in time, retrieving elements of Africa’s past via abstraction.Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Police departments in those jurisdictions generally do not help ICE carry out street-level arrests, and jails will not hold immigration violators charged with traffic offenses, or in some cases violent felonies.Nick Miroff The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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The department has been working with a partial revenue share from the conference over the past two seasons — about $19 million annually — but will begin receiving a full share of about $38-$40 million a year starting in 2025.Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Dec. 2024
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Think of an organization in any domain that has achieved something big in the last few decades.Adam Fayed, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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This iteration of Yama Sakura is also set to focus on the integration of multi-domain operations across land, air, sea, space and cyber domains.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Area.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/area. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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