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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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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

Zoox will quadruple its service area in San Francisco starting this spring, expanding rides to the eastern half of the city, including the Marina District, North Beach, Chinatown and Pacific Heights neighborhoods.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 24, 2026

Its service area covers more than 2 million customers.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 24, 2026

PacifiCorp, which Berkshire acquired in 2006 for around $5 billion, said the sale is a critical step in bolstering its financial position and simplifying its operations across its service area.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 17, 2026

When I’d blasted it with water from the fire extinguisher, the burning plastic had simply scattered and the fire spread, and for a moment I’d been terrified—the service area was full of old wood.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

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