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places

  • plural
    of place.
    place
    noun
    a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
  • present tense form
    of place (3rd person singular).
    place
    noun
    a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.

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“The perception of the airlines, the viability of that model is tied to some degree to the perception of those places as safe and desirable.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

With some in places like Seoul, Madrid, Mexico City, Paris and Miami, ”they’re all trying to emulate what Erewhon has done,” she told me.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

The lanes are key, because sometimes you go to these places and the lanes are overworked or underworked and it’s nothing but frustration.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

Not only they grew up with him, he took them to places they had not yet been.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Dr. Goshaw looked at Bartok and took X-rays and said that his left shoulder was cracked in two places.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell