bailiwick

Example Sentences

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The bailiwick is placed below the UK and France in the 2025 survey and its overall score was unchanged compared with 2023.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

But he has intervened in reviews and jettisoned other drugs that fall outside his bailiwick.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

They are already reportedly chafing at the Musk "DOGE" contraption since budgeting really is their bailiwick and they want to do the cutting themselves.

From Salon • Dec. 11, 2024

Its abilities were astonishing — and squarely in the bailiwick of people who generate content, such as advertising copy and blog posts, for a living.

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2023

The pain was beyond the bailiwick of crushed aspirins or oil of cloves.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou