catchment area

Example Sentences

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In one village, the Fidesz mayor is also the district doctor for a catchment area covering 32 settlements.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

"In terms of education, I know how lucky we are in be in a good catchment area - but we need to be balancing things out a bit," he added.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

As the only top-flight club for more than 100 miles, Newcastle have a huge catchment area for support and players.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025

The authority added that the majority of students at Cantley had come from outside the catchment area and there were surplus places at several nearby schools.

From BBC • Jul. 21, 2025

A hundred thousand people lived in the dam catchment area, but up to a million peasant farmers, coming from far away, relied on the clinic.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French