precincts

British

/ ˈpriːsɪŋkts /

plural noun

the surrounding region or area

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As these books show, good storytelling need never leave the precincts of realism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

Mamdani dominated the precincts where young, media-literate New Yorkers tend to live.

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2025

With over 20% of Ohio’s 8,878 Election Day precincts having reported results as of 9:15 p.m.,

From Salon • Nov. 6, 2024

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said at a news conference that “about five to seven” precincts across the state received bomb threats early Tuesday from a “foreign state actor.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2024

But the chief part of the ceremony which took place in the precincts of the temple has never been described.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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