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a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
the logistics of the relief effort is the director's fief
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Recent Examples of fief
Under feudalism, a landowner would grant fiefs to vassals, who would farm the land and give a portion of the yield to the landowner.
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Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
And feudalism discouraged trade; a feudal estate, or fief, was often a closed community that aimed to be self-sufficient.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 May 2012
With a long tradition of one-party rule, a bare-knuckle political culture and an unusual patchwork of governmental fiefs, the state has been a hotbed for corruption that has felled city councilors, mayors, state legislators and members of Congress.
—Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 23 Sep. 2023
Nowhere in the country do City Council members preside over fiefs so large: 15 council members represent about 264,900 people each.
—Leanne Abraham, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2023
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Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
And feudalism discouraged trade; a feudal estate, or fief, was often a closed community that aimed to be self-sufficient.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 May 2012
With a long tradition of one-party rule, a bare-knuckle political culture and an unusual patchwork of governmental fiefs, the state has been a hotbed for corruption that has felled city councilors, mayors, state legislators and members of Congress.
—Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 23 Sep. 2023
Nowhere in the country do City Council members preside over fiefs so large: 15 council members represent about 264,900 people each.
—Leanne Abraham, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fief
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The handcuffed teenager was buckled into the front seat of Truong’s patrol vehicle because there was not a caged holding area for detainees in the back seat of that particular vehicle.Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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Read Next: What Do Black Bears Eat? Black bears can quickly grow accustomed to a recurring food source in a particular area.Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 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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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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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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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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The King has returned from the Trojan War, but much has changed in his kingdom.Zac Ntim, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
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From the commemoration of King Rama’s return to his kingdom after defeating Ravana to the reverence of Lakshmi, the goddess of abundance and prosperity, various sects of Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, and Buddhism commune in ceremony.Prinita Thevarajah, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024
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Get outside — for a walk, or to exercise — and limit time spent checking the news and social media, among other things.Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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There is a short drive to Van Buren for the walk there.Flip Putthoff, arkansasonline.com, 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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“Fief.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fief. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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