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province

[prov-ins] / ˈprɒv ɪns /


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I’ve seen community health workers in action in Kenya, Ethiopia, Ghana, and Malawi, among many others, as well as in Congo’s Ituri province, not far from the town where this current outbreak occurred.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

Indonesia's national disaster agency, meanwhile, instructed officials in the North Sulawesi capital, Manado, northern Gorontalo province and the Sangihe islands "to immediately direct their residents to evacuate in an orderly manner to higher ground".

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

The province encompasses several well-known subglacial features, including the Wilkes and Aurora basins, as well as the basin containing Lake Vostok, the largest known subglacial lake on Earth.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

In 2023, the province of British Columbia put restrictions on Americans purchasing its Ozempic after it found that 15% of prescriptions for the drug came from the US, mostly through Canada-based online pharmacies.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

In 1931, Japan tested the waters, invading the Chinese province of Manchuria and setting up a fiercely oppressive puppet state.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand




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