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demesnes

noun

plural of demesne

as in zones

a part or portion having no fixed boundaries the vast and frozen demesne of the northern tundra

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as in areas

a region of activity, knowledge, or influence the view that the issue is not in the demesne of the courts and is something that should be decided by the state legislature

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as in yards

the area around and belonging to a building the mansion's huge demesne covers more than 100 acres

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Noun

Chicago should provide workable loading zones, preserve first-offense warnings, and publicly report whether violations and crashes actually decline.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Members can use wellness zones and coworking spaces, join group sailing adventures, enjoy a year-round social calendar, and take advantage of reciprocal arrangements with over 220 other clubs.

— Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of zones

Noun

Cult members lived in makeshift homes of polythene sheeting and thatch that Mackenzie divided into areas with biblical names like Jerusalem and Judea.

— Jefferson Kahinju Reuters, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
The bar for engaging in major conflicts outside the core strategic areas of Europe and East Asia should be quite high.

— Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of areas

Noun

The second-year back is on pace to rushing for 1,000 yards if his yards per carry average stays consistent, and he’s given at least 13 carries a game the rest of the season.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
The Rams amassed over 400 total yards, gained 30-plus first downs, scored five touchdowns, converted 50 percent of their third downs, and committed zero turnovers against the Bills.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of yards

Noun

Organizers expect more than 5,000 content players from Asia and further afield, representing 60 countries and regions.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Major Player Last year, BBC Studios teamed with CosmoBlue to distribute channels and launch a new general entertainment network across the Middle East and North Africa regions and Turkey.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of regions

Noun

These bog bodies tell stories of a time when humans were sacrificed to the gods in bogs, as otherworldly margins between the human and divine realms, or when social outcasts met a cruel, violent end for failing to conform to societal standards.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Dante populated his realms of Hell and Purgatory with figures, monsters and moral frameworks borrowed directly from classical Greek and Roman myths.

— Ed Meza, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of realms

Noun

But good architecture hasn’t always been the norm in our parks.

— Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
What the records show As the investigation remains underway, CNN analysis has revealed alleged maintenance issues and guest injuries at several Six Flags parks.

— Isa Mudannayake, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of parks

Noun

There was very little original local production, and people were finding their favourite TV shows through obscure corners of the web.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
There’s a magic to young adults aged 18 to 22 coming together from different corners of the world, bringing their diverse tastes to a campus.

— Elise Brisco, VIBE.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of corners

Noun

These technologies could support radicalization, recruitment and fundraising while helping groups conduct complex attacks across multiple domains.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
The contest of networks will be nearly global, waged in multiple domains, with huge stakes riding on the outcome.

— Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2026

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