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regional

[ree-juh-nl] / ˈri dʒə nl /
ADJECTIVE
characteristic of a region
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France and Australia, called on Tuesday for Lebanon to be included in regional de-escalation efforts and urged all parties to pursue a lasting political solution, warning the continued war risks undermining broader stability.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Richard Parker, Mayor of the West Midlands, said it was a huge boost for the regional skills sector.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Then-Attorney General Pam Bondi chose Thomas Albus, whom Trump had appointed as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, to prosecute the case even though it fell far outside his usual regional jurisdiction.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

“But if the next step is a naval clash, attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure, or a widening of regional military operations, then the market will start to price a much more dangerous scenario,” she cautioned.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Despite the taint of ain’t from its origin in regional and lower-class English, and more than a century of vilification by schoolteachers, today the word is going strong.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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