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county

[koun-tee] / ˈkaʊn ti /
NOUN
province or district of area
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Matthew Taylor, a Conservative county councillor who finished second in the PCC election, said he was "shocked" to learn of the former detective's plans for a long run in theatres.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

But Peterson said that spending most of his career working for a county hospital helped him.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

Last year the supervisors voted to divert more than $300 million in Measure A sales tax funds from the agency to a new county homelessness department.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

Peter found the books hidden behind others on a shelf at his mother's home in Rhos on Sea, Conwy county.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

It said simply, “See me tonight in the county jail. Ernest Burkhart.”

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

Lewis said dew point temperatures are projected to be in the 70s for most of Los Angeles and Ventura counties.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

Parts of the Midlands and eastern England could get a few millimetres with up to around 15mm expected around southern counties of England.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

A growing number of cities and counties, including Austin, have canceled their Flock contracts in the face of residents’ privacy concerns.

From Salon Sep. 6, 2026

Jacksonville State typically drew candidates from nearby counties, but in the last cycle it also attracted applicants in droves from the southern and western parts of the state.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

The catalyst for the change was the Whiskey Rebellion, a popular insurgency in four counties of western Pennsylvania protesting an excise tax on whiskey.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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