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province

[prov-ins] / ˈprɒv ɪns /


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“Dating and being in a relationship is an emotional matter, but getting married and having kids is a financial one,” said Zhang, who is from Jiangsu province north of Shanghai.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Li has been living with his parents in his hometown of Jinan, the capital of Shandong province in northern China.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Two police officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak to media, said 278 PTI members had been detained in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province since the emergency declaration.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

Public transport services were suspended and roads in other cities in the province also had been closed.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

Nor is there any racial discrimination, or any marked domination of one province by another.

From "1984" by George Orwell

Bear-hunting permits across eight provinces have been issued and officials are seeking to obtain tranquiliser dart guns to support rangers in rural areas, AFP reports.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

She toured remote provinces rarely visited by international journalists in recent years thanks to government restrictions and the difficulty of procuring fuel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

More than 500,000 households and 1.7 million people across 27 provinces are currently affected by floods in Thailand after an intense weather system hit the region, it said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

With the marry-anywhere policy, Beijing is turning to a familiar move in its economic playbook: pushing provinces and cities to duke it out for growth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Celia half expects him to pull pink tea roses from behind his back as he used to when he returned from his trips to distant provinces.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García




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