canton
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The canton of Geneva issues a permit for comfort cooling only to people who prove they need it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Unable to find a reasonably priced house after a two-year search, the 62-year-old moved with his wife to the neighboring canton of Aargau around nine years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Their research focused on Gossau Upper Secondary School in the northeastern canton of St. Gallen, which introduced flexible school hours three years ago.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 11, 2026
The Compulsory Measures Court in Wallis canton said in a statement it had duly "lifted the detention in custody" at a hearing on Friday.
From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026
They only rid the canton of its few half-wild dogs.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
For it to pass, it would need to win not just a majority of votes cast but also majorities in more than half of Switzerland's 26 cantons.
From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026
It’s levied annually by individual cantons on all residents, at rates reaching up to about 1% of net worth, after deductions and exclusions for certain categories of assets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026
More than 30 specialists drawn from several Swiss cantons are involved in the process of identifying victims, Swiss officials said Friday at a press conference.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
The initiative also secured the required double-majority: getting the popular vote, and also majorities in most of the country's 26 cantons.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2024
A short distance southward of the town, near the river, are some remains of a priory of Black cantons, founded by John de Haverford.
From A Tour throughout South Wales and Monmouthshire by J. T. Barber
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