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county

[koun-tee] / ˈkaʊn ti /
NOUN
province or district of area
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To qualify, the damage to the property must exceed $100,000 of current market value, according to the county treasurer.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Durham head coach Ryan Campbell has suggested Stokes could play for the county in the One-Day Cup, which runs alongside The Hundred.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Defendants who commit a capital crime in one county may stand very different chances of getting a death sentence than someone who did the same thing in another county in the same state.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

Richard Glynn, the GOP county chair in Murphy’s district, had previously supported Murphy’s abortion bill.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

“You dispersed the Laughing Locusts before they devoured the county crops!” he said.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles




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