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regional

[ree-juh-nl] / ˈri dʒə nl /
ADJECTIVE
characteristic of a region
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Such work has usually proved expensive and lengthy because of permitting issues, regional opposition and backlogs in the supply chain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Raja Qaiser Ahmed, a professor of international relations at Islamabad's Quaid-i-Azam University, said Pakistan's robust military responses in both conflicts helped burnish its regional credentials.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Rubio, according to the State Department, “addressed efforts to deter mass illegal immigration, secure our borders and promote regional stability.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Then-Attorney General Pam Bondi chose Thomas Albus, whom Trump had appointed as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, to prosecute the case even though it fell far outside his usual regional jurisdiction.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

Despite the taint of ain’t from its origin in regional and lower-class English, and more than a century of vilification by schoolteachers, today the word is going strong.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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