provincial

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Despite its federal losses, the party's provincial iterations still enjoy support and are the governing parties in British Columbia and Manitoba.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

The BBC documentary was based on footage by a primary school events co-ordinator and videographer called Pavel Talankin in the small provincial town of Karabash in the Ural mountains.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

As the first foreign king to sit on its throne, John brought the provincial city its first taste of cosmopolitanism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

The provincial spokesman, Fazl ul Rahim Maskin Yar, said Pakistani jets "attempted to bomb" the base, but there were no casualties or damage.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

They looked the same, but the dignity she remembered was gone, and left instead something small, a provincial eagerness.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie