- plural of province.
provinces
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In Canada’s four most populous provinces, only Quebec has seen modest gains in housing starts this year and each of the seven major centers are behind 2025’s pace for new home construction, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Permits for build multifamily dwellings drove the rise, increasing 23.8% during the month, with Ontario leading gains by seven provinces and two territories.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
The man, whose identity has not been made public, had lived in DR Congo for seven years and had travelled across three of its provinces on business.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
She toured remote provinces rarely visited by international journalists in recent years thanks to government restrictions and the difficulty of procuring fuel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
It was full of good things to eat, with rare delicacies from other provinces and delicious items like dried duck gizzards strung up in its window.
From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang
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