countywide
Americanadjective
adverb
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After several years of debate, school officials dropped the use of a countywide competitive test and chose top performing students at all of its middle schools using a lottery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
Last year a pilot scheme was introduced in East Sussex where a small number of persistent shoplifters were fitted with electronic tags to prevent re-offending, which is now being expanded countywide.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
When it came to hyperscale data centers, Blegay likewise emphasized the need for countywide standards instead of deciding key matters, such as clean vs. dirty energy sources, on a project-by-project basis.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
The department sent out its first missing-person alert over police radio countywide: “Nancy, a white female 84 years of age, 5’2”, medium build.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Anyway, like I said, Dad has never come this close to winning the big countywide holiday a cappella contest, and I’ve never been more excited for him.
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
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