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region

[ree-juhn] / ˈri dʒən /


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On Tuesday, Centcom, which oversees U.S. forces in the region, said that no ships got through its blockade of Iranian ports in its first 24 hours.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Other military and police bases, as well as factories, were also hit in this region.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

With several Deinosuchus fossil sites located within 40 miles of Columbus, the surrounding region has proven especially rich for discoveries.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

Two main bypasses already exist and have the capacity to get some 8.5 million barrels of oil per day out of the region while avoiding the strait.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

I say, therefore, that those dominions, upon being conquered and added to the long-established state of the one who acquires them, are either of the same region and language or they are not.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli




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