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Flouting the Senate’s authority, Caesar crossed the Rubicon, the river that separated territories directly under Rome’s control from the province of Cisalpine Gaul, at the head of an army in 49 B.C.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Authorities in the western province of Balikesir, where firefighters continue to tackle blazes around three towns, reported five people injured.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

In 2021, local officials were arrested, accused of concealing or underreporting 139 deaths in Henan province.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Popular constitutionalism usually names the idea that constitutional meaning is not the province of courts alone.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

Sarajevo was the capital of Bosnia, a rebellious province recently annexed by Austria-Hungary, usually referred to simply as Austria.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

The domains of the Ottoman Empire and of the U.S.S.R. may have formally disappeared, but their shadows still fall across their former provinces.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

And lastly, the enduring boycott of US booze by most Canadian provinces has become a major sore point for the Americans since it was imposed last year.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

All of the provinces hit host military bases and air defence systems.

From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026

They noted that eight of 10 Canadian provinces pulled U.S. alcohol from store shelves last year after Trump imposed tariffs on the country.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026

In the eastern provinces, the Khmer Rouge cadres were more moderate and humane: the work hours were generally shorter, the food rations were larger, and the soldiers did not kill the villagers indiscriminately.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung