provinces

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And there’s something playful about examining the birth of the U.S.—or the “United Provinces of America,” as our early ally Louis XVI put it—from an English perspective, even if Ms. Worsley avoids any pro-Brit bias.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Provinces such as Jiangsu and Guangdong have rolled out pilot programs for senior-care insurance and public-private partnerships in assisted-living housing.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 27, 2025

Casting a shadow from Mazatlán, Mexico, to Canada’s Maritime Provinces, the eclipse is predicted to be among the most watched of all time.

From National Geographic • Jan. 26, 2024

The landslide occurred just before 6 a.m. on Monday, hitting two small villages in the northernmost part of the province, near the borders with Sichuan and Guizhou Provinces.

From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2024

We have been but in the Provinces of Freedom; & now are come into its Heart.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson