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provincial

[pruh-vin-shuhl] / prəˈvɪn ʃəl /


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Three toxic spills from a Barrick Gold mine between 2015 and 2017 contaminated provincial rivers to varying degrees.

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

Kanokpan Chantarapetch, 67, a retired provincial official, also came to pay her respects.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

A ban has drawn support in Canada from several provincial leaders, teachers’ groups and the Canadian Medical Association.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The practice was condemned by the former provincial health minister at the time.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Johannes Kepler was born in Germany in 1571 and sent as a boy to the Protestant seminary school in the provincial town of Maulbronn to be educated for the clergy.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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