provinces
Example Sentences
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In August, modest gains in Quebec and Alberta offset declines in other provinces, most notably in Ontario, Hughes said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Raids took place in 12 provinces over the weekend as part of a campaign dubbed "My Family is Safe" that the Turkish government says has been designed to protect family values.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
They have recently attacked government-held areas in Hodeida and Taiz provinces and swept down the coast, seizing the port city of Mocha and Zuqar island, north of the Bab al-Mandab, on Thursday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
The charge, he said, was fabricated: He was a student trading ideas with others in different schools and places, accused of leading a network across nine provinces.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
The French had suffered a humiliating defeat in their war with Germany in 1870–71, when France was forced to surrender the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine, a loss that France could neither forgive nor forget.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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