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[air-ee-uh] / ˈɛər i ə /




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One area of concern for Fleming will be England's openers, albeit if the modest returns of Duckett and Gay have come in a summer when ball has been on top of bat.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

In the July 17 attack, Iranian ballistic missiles struck a housing area at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in northeastern Jordan where American troops had been sleeping.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

San Pedro assistant coach Andres Srsen was pulling grass before the game to clear an area so kicker Dylan Moreno could practice field goals.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2026

"Currently, we are focused on the retrieval, and after that we will proceed with the investigation," she said, confirming the bodies had been found in the ship's economy accommodation area.

From Barron's Sep. 12, 2026

In fact, that probably was what happened, because Traveler had a different area code.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

The Fountain Street and Drumallagh areas in Strabane remain closed at this time and the public are asked to avoid the area.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

Within three days of the July attack, Iran released high-resolution images showing damage to three separate areas of the base.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

Nighttime offered little relief in most areas, and scientists believe the humidity may have been the highest ever experienced in the Southland.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

They have recently attacked government-held areas in Hodeida and Taiz provinces and swept down the coast, seizing the port city of Mocha and Zuqar island, north of the Bab al-Mandab, on Thursday.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

The play areas had all the best toys, so Max or Josie or any of the others could try their hands at pretending to be engineers or chefs, astronauts or doctors or archaeologists.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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