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county

[koun-tee] / ˈkaʊn ti /
NOUN
province or district of area
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Surrey County Council has been fighting a case which has resulted in long legal arguments about whether they have any jurisdiction in Pakistan over the children.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Former Orange County Rep. Katie Porter and state Supt. of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond also campaigned on limiting the influence of corporate PAC money in elections, or implementing publicly financed elections in California.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

More than 100 people gathered at row of houses near the Ulster University campus in Coleraine, County Londonderry.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Santa Clara County officials said they weren’t notified last year when the federal government, intending to build a facility for U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Mama says your daddy told her it was all right, that we’d be fine since we’d been farming the same fields in Chemung County since the Maple Tree was a baby.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan




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