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She turned down invitations from Canada’s main political parties – the Liberals, Conservatives and New Democrats — to run for them federally or provincially, saying politics is far more satisfying at the local level.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 29, 2023

While the county's universal healthcare system uses a mix of federal and provincial money, it is administered provincially.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2022

"This is an entirely sophisticated level of demonstrators. They have the capability to run strong organization here provincially and nationally, and we're seeing that play out in real-time," Sloly told reporters.

From Reuters • Feb. 11, 2022

In comparison with provincially funded public and boarding schools, residential schools received sparse funding.

From Scientific American • Aug. 1, 2021

The ore is plentiful where the walls of the rent consist of limestone, but is reduced to a mere string when they are formed of greenstone, or "toad-stone," as it is called provincially.

From The Student's Elements of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir