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county

[koun-tee] / ˈkaʊn ti /
NOUN
province or district of area
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Rodriguez said it took Raman months to schedule her motion in committee and that, while it was pending, the county removed most of its funding from LAHSA.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

The fire hadn’t reached the city proper, but the county sheriff said the blaze was moving into more urban areas.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

There are pockets where wealth is concentrated within the county, Helbig noted.

From MarketWatch Aug. 22, 2026

The 218 upper-tier councils, which include borough, county, metropolitan and unitary authorities, will make a total of £3.2bn in cuts.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Eventually, the county prosecutor decided to look again for the bullet that had eluded investigators during Anna’s autopsy.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

Many of the AI generated images have been centred on the Irish counties of Limerick and Wexford, where shaky videos purportedly showed the character wandering through the streets, causing alarm and confusion among residents.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

When agents demanded voting histories and registration forms, they often discovered people weren’t registered in the counties where HSI thought they were.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

"It's a serious storm," Governor Josh Green said, proclaiming a state of emergency to ensure the state and its counties "have sufficient resources to clear debris, secure infrastructure, and take other measures to prepare."

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

The Wall Street Journal reported in June that about 50 cities and counties have canceled Flock contracts or deactivated cameras since early last year.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Our leaders at Kakuma told the UN that we should be divided into groups according to our clans and the counties we were from in Sudan.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau




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