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region

[ree-juhn] / ˈri dʒən /


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Using functional ultrasound imaging and electrical recordings, the researchers identified the mediodorsal thalamus as the brain region most affected by the mutation.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

In 1971, the U.S.-backed Shah of Iran put troops on Abu Musa along with Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb during a period of turmoil sparked by British retreat from the region.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Much of the region is heavily dependent on oil and gas supplies that are normally shipped through the Strait of Hormuz, which is currently effectively blocked.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Federal officials who unsealed the charges Thursday described them as brazen efforts to commit fraud at several facilities across the region.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Between the plant and any outside help lay a region that had just been devastated by a massive flood.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland