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service area

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noun

  1. a place on a motorway providing garage services, restaurants, toilet facilities, etc

  2. the area within which a satisfactory signal can be received from a given radio transmitter

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“Within our service area, the five-year average for West Nile Virus-positive mosquito samples at this point in the season is approximately four,” said Caroline Gongora, public information coordinator for the vector control district.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

Dominion’s Virginia service area is a hub for data centers, with electricity load forecast to grow over 5% annually.

From Barron's May 16, 2026

Its service area covers more than 2 million customers.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 24, 2026

In Brunner’s service area, treatment for a 10-inch DBH tree would cost roughly $800 to $1,200 per treatment, which generally is done every two years.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 4, 2026

An incident later in B-block had called my bluff: I’d discovered a fire in the service area that ran down the center of the block; welders upstairs had unwittingly ignited a length of PVC pipe.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

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