province
Example Sentences
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Protesters in Iran have tried to break into a local government building in the southern province of Fars, on a fourth day of demonstrations sparked by a currency collapse.
From BBC
“We did two months of typhoon disaster relief for five provinces here,” he said.
From Salon
"We captured 125 Daesh suspects in simultaneous operations carried out in 25 provinces this morning," Ali Yerlikaya said, using the Arabic acronym for IS.
From Barron's
The coalition had warned it would back Yemen's government in any military confrontation with separatist forces and has urged them to withdraw "peacefully" from recently-seized provinces.
From Barron's
It then moved west as settlers pushed into what would become the central provinces, where the game was played on ponds and lakes before coming indoors.
From Los Angeles Times
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