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county

[koun-tee] / ˈkaʊn ti /
NOUN
province or district of area
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Born in Leicestershire and educated at Stamford School, Smith represented his home county and Oxford University before joining Warwickshire.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Badat worked on a challenge to DeSoto County districts that were used for the county’s board of supervisors, school board, election commission, county constables and their judges.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

The county star’s headlining set was delayed by about an hour after fans at Stagecoach were ordered to evacuate.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis commuted the sentence of Tina Peters, a former county clerk imprisoned for election-machine tampering.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Many people in the county turned out for Roan’s funeral.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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