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provincial

[pruh-vin-shuhl] / prəˈvɪn ʃəl /


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Hardly a week passes now without Beijing’s disciplinary apparatus claiming another senior official—military commanders, civilian bureaucrats, retired provincial party bosses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

As of Tuesday afternoon, the death toll from provincial sources contacted by AFP stood at 41.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Numerous retired provincial leaders have now been investigated and imprisoned.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Several Dutch provincial museums have been targeted in recent years because of the difficulty in providing adequate security for culturally significant artefacts.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

He was one of Herat’s best-connected men, friend of the mayor and the provincial governor.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini




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