county
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The case was initially referred to Van Houten, the top prosecutor in the county, in 2024.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Those agencies include state police, county sheriff and local police departments, state wildlife agencies and even state auditors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
A February Times story noted that the county said it has imposed contract terms only twice in the last quarter-century.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The initial phase of contract talks still would have union and county representatives seeking to hammer out a mutually beneficial deal, with a presumption that both sides would negotiate in good faith.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Grandpa said, “This is the main street. Tahlequah is a nice town, and it’s the county seat of the Cherokee Nation.”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
Nor is it possible to set up competition among schools in lightly populated counties that have neither the students nor the resources to sustain multiple schools.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
My district covers 11 counties, and 10 of the counties other than the Rio Grande Valley are rural.
From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026
Even in cities and counties that are not immediately shifting their approach to Flock, the governor’s actions and widespread scrutiny have prompted police to provide presentations and explanations for how they use their cameras.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
The tiny nocturnal species has disappeared from 20 counties in England since the 19th Century.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
“They’re going to Lake Arrowhead,” he says, “But they won’t get there. There are two mountain ranges and two counties between here and there.”
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
