catchment area
Example Sentences
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Italy represents Lufthansa’s largest catchment area outside the U.S. and its other home markets, making Italy a key hub for connecting passengers.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
As many as 23 million chickens, a quarter of the UK's poultry production, are raised in the river's catchment area.
From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025
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 patient from Morne Michel, the most distant village in the Zanmi Lasante catchment area, had failed to appear at the clinic for his monthly TB checkup.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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