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county

noun as in province or district of area

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The 10-page proposed agreement was sent Wednesday to public and private universities, including some of the most selective institutions in the county.

More recently, Intel — one of Oregon’s largest private employers — announced it was laying off 2,400 employees in a county just west of Portland.

Every day, some of L.A.’s poorest residents line up outside the county benefits office in South Central, weaving their way through a swarm of salesmen hawking deals that feel too good to be true.

What happens with the small number of county beds is to be determined.

The annual report for 2024/25 said primary school attendance in the county was "moving rapidly" towards pre-pandemic levels, but desired secondary school attendance as "slower to recover".

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