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  • noun Plural form of area.

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Examples

  • That being foreign companies overfishing their waters in some areas, while dumping toxic waste in other areas*.

    Slashdot 2009

  • «We're talking about an enemy that tries to establish itself in rural areas and establish support zones in the rural areas around Baghdad ... and from there conducts operations into the more urban areas» of the capital, he added.

    unknown title 2009

  • That being foreign companies overfishing their waters in some areas, while dumping toxic waste in other areas*.

    Slashdot: IT 2009

  • «We're talking about an enemy that tries to establish itself in rural areas and establish support zones in the rural areas around Baghdad ... and from there conducts operations into the more urban areas» of the capital, he added.

    unknown title 2009

  • For instance the idea that a woman has more self respect by limiting herself or excluding certain areas is not familiar to me.

    Page 2 2003

  • In September, the industry minister resigned amid a public backlash to comments in which he referred to areas in the evacuation zone as a "dead cities."

    Japan, Vietnam to Move Forward on Nuclear Deal Toko Sekiguchi 2011

  • I have not seen "Castles In the Sand" myself (though I was sorely tempted to buy a copy from EBay for the sole purpose of this particular review) but if Fraser's work in other areas is any indication, the book must've been a violent departure from Crockett's original vision.

    Review of the Day: Magic Beach fusenumber8 2006

  • Lew said "indiscriminate cuts" should not be made in what he called areas critical to long-term growth, including education, innovation and public works.

    msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines 2011

  • Lew said "indiscriminate cuts" should not be made in what he called areas critical to long-term growth, including education, innovation and public works.

    FOXNews.com 2011

  • According to a leaked version of the final communique of the conference, published by the Somalialand Sun, said international support for the fledgling state should be directed to areas where local leaders had rejected Shabaab, which it terms areas of stability.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph Damien McElroy 2012

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