provincial
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He did not specify whether the sample came from the city itself, which fell into M23 hands in February 2025, or the rural areas surrounding the South Kivu provincial capital.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
According to Kamba, patient zero was a nurse who reported to a health facility in provincial capital Bunia on April 24, with symptoms suggesting Ebola.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
"With more than 500 port calls a year, the cruise industry is fundamental to the provincial economy."
From BBC • May 10, 2026
For the Mother Tree Project, Ms. Simard and her colleagues worked with provincial and indigenous authorities, as well as forestry executives, to establish nine test sites across a range of climatic regions in British Columbia.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
It did not raise the specter of intimidation as Manhattan did; it was intimate but not provincial, a city that might yet be kind to you.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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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