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They were spotted entering the regencies of Lhokseumawe, East Aceh, Pidie, Aceh Besar and Sabang in north Aceh province.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2023

There were in that period two regencies, two emperors, and no less than 74 presidents and acting presidents.

From Time Magazine Archive

—Crown, rules of succession, 613; regencies, 613-614; powers, 614-615.

From The Governments of Europe by Ogg, Frederic Austin

When he visited the west of the island, he found still more valuable specimens in the Preanger regencies, twenty miles south of Buitenzorg.

From A Visit to Java With an Account of the Founding of Singapore by Worsfold, W. Basil (William Basil)

In Spain, the two opposing regencies vied with each other in retaliatory Warring factions in Spain measures.

From A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) by Emerson, Edwin