environs
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The spectacular ensemble, arranged in the order Seurat originally chose, forms a composite portrait of the harbor town and its grassy environs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
Today, the Sudanese transport company Tarco operates daily crossings, carrying around 200 passengers per trip from the modern port of Suakin, within sight of the ancient city and its impoverished environs.
From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026
The union said the media workers were detained by Venezuelan security forces at the National Assembly and its environs, and in the neighbourhood of Altamira - all in the capital, Caracas.
From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026
Wealthier often means having a nicer apartment, but an apartment all the same, existing in the same environs as those in a different price range.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2025
After that first speech she was a much sought- after speaker in Boston and its environs.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
Vocabulary lists containing environs
The Federalist Papers, No. 70 by Alexander Hamilton
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