environs
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But inside the cloistered environs of the Christian right, it reads as tough.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
Backbiting seemed like a favored parlor game in the Concord environs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
A study by the Lebanese government’s National Council for Scientific Research determined Nabatieh and its environs had suffered the most devastation of all areas in the war, with almost 10,000 housing units destroyed or damaged.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
But when the scientists behind the new study used fossil spore and pollen data from early primate fossil environs to predict the climate, they discovered that the locations were not tropical at the time.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 20, 2026
Sir Charles has graciously agreed to allow the citizens of Chatham, Buxton, and nearby environs to witness for themselves what they have only read about in the nation’s finest newspapers.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
Vocabulary lists containing environs
The Federalist Papers, No. 70 by Alexander Hamilton
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