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Recent Examples of regional
Brazil agreed to take custody of the Argentine embassy, but President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, once an ally of Chávez, has shown scant interest in playing regional peace broker or advocating for the fates of his six houseguests.
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Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2024
But many malls also offer a much wider selection of eateries and refreshments than before, from regional restaurants to local chefs and emerging bubble tea chains.
—Kristian Burt, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
In the late 2010s, while música urbana’s popularity soared — with reggaetón’s commercial growth eclipsing other Latin genres — regional Mexican music began to carve out a new and thrilling identity.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2024
The singer, daughter of late regional Mexican icon Jenni Rivera, has weathered a barrage of personal storms.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2024
But many malls also offer a much wider selection of eateries and refreshments than before, from regional restaurants to local chefs and emerging bubble tea chains.
—Kristian Burt, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
In the late 2010s, while música urbana’s popularity soared — with reggaetón’s commercial growth eclipsing other Latin genres — regional Mexican music began to carve out a new and thrilling identity.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2024
The singer, daughter of late regional Mexican icon Jenni Rivera, has weathered a barrage of personal storms.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regional
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Officers provided life-saving measures, police said, and the child was taken to a local hospital.Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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An appreciation of the theater as a dialectical art form that puts perspectives into collision.Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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Richardson weaves a dialectical story of conflict between American leaders who want power over others, portraying American democracy not as a triumphant accomplishment but as, at best, a work in progress.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2024
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And Telegram itself uses standard crypto algorithms developed and certified by US government agencies, just in nonstandard ways.Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 27 Jan. 2021
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Despite these guidelines, healthcare providers still take measurements in nonstandard positions — with the arm resting on a patient’s lap or hanging at their side, according to study authors.Don Rauf, EverydayHealth.com, 10 Oct. 2024
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Also remember that the words terror attack and terrorists were not part of our vernacular.Sean McManus, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
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In Gstaad, the men have joined forces to disrupt the local vernacular, reimagining two classic chalets as vessels for contemporary innovation.Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 4 Dec. 2024
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Today’s Connections groups are... Yellow group — baffle Green group — curse Blue group — Toy Story characters, familiarly Purple group — colloquial suffixes What Are Today’s Connections Answers? Spoiler alert!Kris Holt, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Ortiz helped Clark use colloquial Spanish, so some of the songs use slang most commonly used in Mexico.Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
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Trump's team and informal advisers have engaged in detailed discussions with representatives from the two Latin American governments, sometimes facilitated through business contacts, about accepting returning migrants, according to Bloomberg.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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The extent of the damage has been difficult to ascertain, in part because of the prevalence of undocumented migrants living in informal dwellings.Catherine Nicholls, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
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Since the start of the war in Ukraine, more than 272,000 children in Ukraine have benefitted from learning interventions with supplies provided by UNICEF, and over 400,000 children have engaged in formal or nonformal education.Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022
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The 10-to-15-second video clips are a nonformal way to engage your customers and tell them about your products.Michael Plummer, Forbes, 3 June 2022
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“Regional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regional. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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