province

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Beijing moved Ma into regional politics in late 2013, naming him law-enforcement chief and deputy party secretary for the prosperous southeastern province of Guangdong.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

They’re overzealous because the law is very clear that oversight of these markets is the exclusive province of the federal government.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

The allegations were insistent enough for the president of the province of Prussia to bring the matter to the attention of the minister of clerical affairs and culture in Berlin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Gen. Tahsin al Khafaj on Thursday said 23 people had been wounded in a Wednesday strike on a military clinic in western Iraq’s Anbar province.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The offensive on the Western Front was to be carried out by French and British forces along the Somme River, north of Verdun in the province of Picardy.

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