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county

[koun-tee] / ˈkaʊn ti /
NOUN
province or district of area
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The 218 upper-tier councils, which include borough, county, metropolitan and unitary authorities, will make a total of £3.2bn in cuts.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

The ministry said a drone entered Romanian airspace near Galati before crashing in an unpopulated area in Tulcea county.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

Lodge today employs about 570 people, near its all-time high during the Covid pandemic, and is the largest employer in the county.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

But one county historical society director based in Minnesota said she never got a single reminder after the May email.

From Slate Aug. 18, 2026

Grandpa said, “This is the main street. Tahlequah is a nice town, and it’s the county seat of the Cherokee Nation.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

"It's a serious storm," Governor Josh Green said, proclaiming a state of emergency to ensure the state and its counties "have sufficient resources to clear debris, secure infrastructure, and take other measures to prepare."

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

When agents demanded voting histories and registration forms, they often discovered people weren’t registered in the counties where HSI thought they were.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

The Wall Street Journal reported in June that about 50 cities and counties have canceled Flock contracts or deactivated cameras since early last year.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

There are a number of associated events being held across both counties.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Finals of schoolboy sports, dog racing, strange little competitions in the remoter counties, all these are grist to our hungry mill.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier




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