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regency

[ree-juhn-see] / ˈri dʒən si /
NOUN
regime
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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Images broadcast on Indonesian television showed hundreds of people in nearby Nagekeo regency evacuating the area from among the rubble of damaged buildings.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

Margo Price said "Love to see it" while Kacey Musgraves workshopped a few puns around the regency of Crow.

From Salon Feb. 15, 2025

Chaowalit was arrested in a raid at his apartment in Badung regency in Bali.

From Seattle Times Jun. 2, 2024

If the king later recovered, the regency could be ended by a declaration of “cessation of incapacity.”

From New York Times Feb. 6, 2024

Joffrey is but twelve, and Robert gave you the regency, my lofd.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

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

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 Edwin Emerson

Portugal, Tuscany, Naples, Venice, and Genoa, are now at war with those regencies.

From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Volume X (of 12) by Various

We greatly regret that the hostile disposition of those regencies toward this nation, who have never injured them, is not to be removed on terms in our power to comply with.

From Life and Times of Washington, Volume 2 Revised, Enlarged, and Enriched by John Frederick Schroeder




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