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province

[prov-ins] / ˈprɒv ɪns /


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On Monday, Alberta will hold a nonbinding referendum on whether residents of the province want to remain part of Canada.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

What’s more, ideas like Mélenchon’s aren’t the sole province of Socialists or even Europeans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

A spokesman for the emergency rescue service in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province said schoolchildren were crushed and trapped after the roof gave way.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

For any young hopeful looking to become the next Ipape, the first goal is to play for a village, then a province.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Just names on a piece of paper and some province of Cuba Magdalys had never heard of.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

When Alberta and Saskatchewan joined the confederation in 1905, the federal government retained control over their natural resources until 1930, unlike the original four provinces.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

The man, whose identity has not been made public, had lived in DR Congo for seven years and had travelled across three of its provinces on business.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

She toured remote provinces rarely visited by international journalists in recent years thanks to government restrictions and the difficulty of procuring fuel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

With the marry-anywhere policy, Beijing is turning to a familiar move in its economic playbook: pushing provinces and cities to duke it out for growth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

It would dramatically worsen poverty in China’s three northeast provinces, which have largely missed out on the wealth generated by the country’s economic boom.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden


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