region
Example Sentences
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Athletic Club - famous for only fielding players born or raised in the region - introduced the One-Club Award in 2015, honouring those who dedicated their entire professional career to a single team.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
To the European Union, Feta, though not a place name, can come only from a region of Greece that has millennia of tradition making that kind of cheese.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
As the U.S. redirected aircraft in the region to help with the mission, some planned targets—including missile launcher sites—were left untouched.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
That has badly restricted exports from the Gulf region, and raised questions about whether oil can reach global markets even if OPEC+ members in the region manage to ramp up production.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
The dismal name came from the bleak opportunities workers faced in the region, where iron, coal, and steel companies had busted unions for two decades.
From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.