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regency

[ree-juhn-see] / ˈri dʒən si /
NOUN
regime
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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Residents in Nagekeo regency, the area closest to the epicentre, raced for higher ground as the sea retreated -- a possible sign of an approaching tsunami, AFP journalists saw.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

"You get to spend so much time together on this glamorous British regency show where you're not meant to be there, and we are, and that is such a beautiful thing."

From BBC Feb. 26, 2026

Margo Price said "Love to see it" while Kacey Musgraves workshopped a few puns around the regency of Crow.

From Salon Feb. 15, 2025

The plant is in the Bahodopi neighborhood of Morowali regency.

From Seattle Times Dec. 25, 2023

His regency would be a short one, he reflected as the wax softened.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

They were spotted entering the regencies of Lhokseumawe, East Aceh, Pidie, Aceh Besar and Sabang in north Aceh province.

From Seattle Times Dec. 20, 2023

There were in that period two regencies, two emperors, and no less than 74 presidents and acting presidents.

From Time Magazine Archive

When he visited the west of the island, he found still more valuable specimens in the Preanger regencies, twenty miles south of Buitenzorg.

From A Visit to Java With an Account of the Founding of Singapore by W. Basil (William Basil) Worsfold

In Spain, the two opposing regencies vied with each other in retaliatory Warring factions in Spain measures.

From A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) by Edwin Emerson

Bantam contains five native regencies or territorial divisions, namely, Serang, Anjer, Pandeglang, Charingin, Lebak.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various




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