provincewide
Britishadjective
adverb
Example Sentences
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A provincewide state of emergency was declared Saturday in Alberta as more than 110 wildfires burned across the province, forcing more than 24,000 people to leave their homes.
From Seattle Times • May 7, 2023
Social media users expressed anger and dismissed two subsequent provincewide investigations that showed excessive levels of cadmium in only 5.8% and 1.4% of rice supplies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 26, 2013
Adhering to a provincewide blueprint for withdrawal, Echo Company had recently closed two of its patrol bases, which in turn permitted longer-range operations, previously impossible, like the taking of Ugly Hill.
From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2012
Chinese authorities recently conducted a provincewide crackdown, code-named Strong Wind.
From Newsweek • Jun. 19, 2011
Every year they do one play by Shakespeare; it’s always the play that’s on the provincewide Grade Thirteen Examinations, the ones you have to pass in order to get into university.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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