economic zone
Britishnoun
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Ben Weston, who runs a YouTube channel about North Korea, visited a special economic zone near the China and Russia borders last year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
A nation’s exclusive economic zone typically extends as much as 230 miles from its coastline and under maritime law gives that nation exclusive rights over fishing, oil and gas exploration, and other resources.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
The boat was in Japan's exclusive economic zone off Nagasaki Prefecture in the south-west when it was intercepted and its captain arrested on Thursday, according to the country's fisheries agency.
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026
"Even if we come to the creation of a free economic zone, we will need fair and reliable rules," Zelensky said.
From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026
That, in combination with the advent of the euro as a common currency, has created a single economic zone out of a region once divided by an Iron Curtain.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
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