critical region
noun
: the set of outcomes of a statistical test for which the null hypothesis is to be rejected
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Oil prices have climbed, but not dramatically so, even as the world braces for an all-out war in the most critical region on the planet for energy.
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Matt Egan, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Harris hopes Walz will help her shore up her campaign's standing across the upper Midwest, a critical region in presidential politics that often serves as a buffer for Democrats seeking the White House.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 7 Aug. 2024
Taken together, the early data rebuffs the idea of a drop for Harris in a critical region that carried Trump to victory in 2016 and helped spur his loss four years later.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 31 July 2024
Beijing can showcase its ability to mediate thorny disputes in a critical region.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
Advanced democracies possess a preponderance of power globally, but in every critical region, holding the frontline requires a more eclectic ensemble.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
China needed allies in critical regions such as the Middle East.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
According to the team, this study shows how BMI can be used to probe hippocampal activity and could be a new way to study this critical region of the brain.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 2 Nov. 2023
This is especially true of the critical region between the Mediterranean and the Himalayas.
—Richard C. Holbrooke, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2010
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Matt Egan, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Harris hopes Walz will help her shore up her campaign's standing across the upper Midwest, a critical region in presidential politics that often serves as a buffer for Democrats seeking the White House.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 7 Aug. 2024
Taken together, the early data rebuffs the idea of a drop for Harris in a critical region that carried Trump to victory in 2016 and helped spur his loss four years later.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 31 July 2024
Beijing can showcase its ability to mediate thorny disputes in a critical region.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
Advanced democracies possess a preponderance of power globally, but in every critical region, holding the frontline requires a more eclectic ensemble.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
China needed allies in critical regions such as the Middle East.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
According to the team, this study shows how BMI can be used to probe hippocampal activity and could be a new way to study this critical region of the brain.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 2 Nov. 2023
This is especially true of the critical region between the Mediterranean and the Himalayas.
—Richard C. Holbrooke, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2010
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“Critical region.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/critical%20region. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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