premises
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More than 500 Greenlanders demonstrated this week against US President Donald Trump's desire to control the vast Arctic island, after the inauguration of the US consulate's new premises in Nuuk.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
To be a legal marriage for UK purposes, a Nikkah is required to be done in registered premises, but it is binding under Islamic and Pakistani law.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
On Thursday, Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano said Dela Rosa had once again fled the premises, without disclosing his new location.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Dela Rosa has said that he would remain within the Senate's premises and "do everything" to avoid being taken to the Hague.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
We’re on the premises of what was formerly a plantation, so the house is surrounded by lovely groves of orange trees and coconut palms.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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