provincial
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One confrontation involved Ignacio Torres, a center-right provincial governor who, like other governors, wields influence in Congress.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
According to Alima, two Cubes arrived in Bunia, the provincial capital of Ituri, the epicentre of the outbreak, over the weekend and are expected to be in use soon.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
“We are committed to an ongoing partnership with federal and provincial governments.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
"If Ebola comes, we'll be wiped out as we're packed like sardines," Dorcas Mapenzi said at the Kingonze camp on the outskirts of Bunia, the provincial capital.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
Only the strangeness of it, to me a Terran, and the strangeness of seeing the flash of my friend’s spirit in this grim, fierce, provincial boy, made me dumb for a while.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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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