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special area

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noun

British.
  1. distressed area.


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The judge also ruled that the Pentagon’s closure of a special area reserved for Pentagon correspondents was unlawful and undermined the court’s previous order.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

“We want to give these students just an idea that they live in a special area, and the role these trees play in sequestering carbon from our atmosphere.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

The National Trust manages a special area of conservation in the Mournes, "with the whole site designated specifically because of the habitat that's there", its lead ranger, James Fisher, told BBC News NI.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2025

They also designated about 100 acres on the Longicharo peninsula as a special area for the giraffe.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2025

Did he envision any special area of activity?

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

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