provincial
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Under Canadian law, electricity generation is a provincial jurisdiction.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
"With more than 500 port calls a year, the cruise industry is fundamental to the provincial economy."
From BBC • May 10, 2026
If a project shoots in Manitoba, for instance, the federal and provincial credits and uplifts can add up to more than 60%.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
These menswear staples—basics but for their deep social coding—are equally common in Tokyo’s Harajuku or Paris’s Bastille or even in the provincial towns of Italy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Lincoln was a clever, gangly, pugnacious, provincial lawyer.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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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