provincial
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“Plucked from a provincial neighborhood,” John Buchanan writes, Greene “rose to high fame in his time and rests now in the pantheon of heroes of the Revolution and a Founder of the new nation.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
These two stories might seem like unrelated novelties — a viral toy and a tech-bro flex from a provincial government.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026
In remote Badakhshan, in northeastern Afghanistan, an employee of the provincial information department said the penalty for breaking the rule was six months in prison.
From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026
"There was a time a family was bringing a body from Bunia for burial here," the mayor said, referring to the provincial capital some two-and-a-half hours away by road.
From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026
With Anmin’s help, Farin appealed to the provincial magistrate, who also sided with the merchant.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
Vocabulary lists containing provincial
The Great Gatsby
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Grade 11, List 5
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Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress
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