provincial
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In 2019, he assisted the campaigns of several leftist Peronist candidates in provincial races in Argentina, and later founded his own consultancy, Numen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Iwansyah said the agency had requested additional masks from the provincial government, and was encouraging people to buy their own.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
The provincial government has said it has nearly 14,500 fire-fighting personnel out in the field, with nine aircraft available for water-bombing, three for patrols and one for cloud-seeding operations trying to make rain.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
Mr. Rogers knows full well that the Senate race isn’t of only provincial concern.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
But Úrsula did not bother to dig it up because it was rumored in those days that Colonel Aureliano Buendía had been killed in a landing near the provincial capital.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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In the revised system, provincials had to pay roughly 1 percent tax on their wealth, which included their assets in the form of land, as well as a flat poll tax.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
Living in isolated colonies far removed from the received political wisdom of Europe, these provincials were free to experiment with fresh ideas, such as the then-radical notion of sovereignty divided between national and state governments.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 7, 2020
In this novel, a motley band of provincials, army deserters, and disenchanted élites descend on Nigeria’s largest city, and story lines and twists abound.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 25, 2018
When it comes to literature, Americans really are provincials.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 11, 2012
He knew how well the provincials were arming, preparing to welcome him.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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The Great Gatsby
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Grade 11, List 5
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Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress
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