provinces

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Severe drought – which has affected more than half the provinces in the country - is compounding problems.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

The Chinese money plant is a perennial species native to China's Yunnan and Sichuan provinces.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

Most western European countries ban minors from indoor tanning, as do most Canadian provinces.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Their co-workers hailed from the provinces of Hubei and Sichuan, and they had all come to Xinjiang for the same reason: to make enough money to provide for their families.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

In 1532 King Joao III of Portugal divided the coast of Brazil into fourteen provinces and dispatched colonists to each one.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann