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a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
you'll have to ask that guy—the project is his fiefdom
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Recent Examples of fiefdom
That two fiefdoms are in play—Rovel and Ledu—adds to the sense of glamorous disarray.
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Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2024
The big picture: Metro Atlanta's driving habits and sprawling land use are decades-long problems that counties and cities — protective of their own fiefdoms — have been reluctant to work together to solve.
—Kristal Dixon, Axios, 20 Sep. 2024
As Israel’s current war in Gaza has unfolded, Abbas has remained impotent and irrelevant, and even his fiefdom in the West Bank has begun to crumble.
—Khaled Elgindy, Foreign Affairs, 30 Aug. 2024
Maduro secures allies in the military by distributing control over such lawless fiefdoms.
—Francisco Rodríguez, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2020
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Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2024
The big picture: Metro Atlanta's driving habits and sprawling land use are decades-long problems that counties and cities — protective of their own fiefdoms — have been reluctant to work together to solve.
—Kristal Dixon, Axios, 20 Sep. 2024
As Israel’s current war in Gaza has unfolded, Abbas has remained impotent and irrelevant, and even his fiefdom in the West Bank has begun to crumble.
—Khaled Elgindy, Foreign Affairs, 30 Aug. 2024
Maduro secures allies in the military by distributing control over such lawless fiefdoms.
—Francisco Rodríguez, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiefdom
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The handcuffed teenager was buckled into the front seat of Truong’s patrol vehicle because there was not a caged holding area for detainees in the back seat of that particular vehicle.Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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Read Next: What Do Black Bears Eat? Black bears can quickly grow accustomed to a recurring food source in a particular area.Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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For context, Cerner accounts for nearly 25% of the total EHR market share, positioning this acquisition as one of the biggest deals in the realm of clinical IT.Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, M.D., J.D., Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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The Assurance of Fast Fire Watch Guards Raising the standard in the realm of fire watch services is Fast Fire Watch Guards.Kyle Russell, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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The malicious apps make network requests to a domain tied to the North Korean regime, letting the app download more malicious scripts that can ultimately give hackers access to a victim's computer.Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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That would have traditionally been the domain of an action project from a Lionsgate, AGC or other brawnier studio.Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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But then hours later, the sheriff's department went back to the family's home near the North Carolina border, where Patterson was handcuffed, arrested, booked on suspicion of reckless conduct and forced to post $500 bail.David K. Li, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Although the exact dates of its arrival and discovery are unclear, the penny-sized bit of rock somehow found its way into a Purdue University biology department desk drawer, where faculty uncovered it in 1929.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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Other elements derived from the Stuttgart carmaker include the dual-clutch transmission and VW Group components like the 4.0-liter V-8.Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2024
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Highlighting different elements of your company’s benefits package throughout the year and providing relevant examples of how a particular offering may benefit an employee personally helps ensure your employees understand the value of the benefit (not just the cost).Expert Panel®, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Meanwhile, Qatari leaders face the prospect of a hawkish Trump presidency and more powerful Republican lawmakers with little tolerance for rounds of unsuccessful talks or patience with the kingdom’s role as a go-between for militants.Keir Simmons, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
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The Saudi government and the kingdom’s sovereign wealth vehicle, the Public Investment Fund, are the main beneficiaries of the dividend, holding stakes of roughly 81.5% and 16% in the company.Ruxandra Iordache,Natasha Turak, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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Brittany Patterson, 41, was arrested on suspicion of reckless conduct on Oct. 30 over her son's unsupervised walk, according to the Fannin County Sheriff's Office.Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
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Every effort at emotional connection is initiated by me (like planning date nights or going out for a walk to have a conversation).Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
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Lastly, some of this knowledge was learned the hard way: By messing up in the field a few times and finally learning from those mistakes.Joe Arterburn, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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Over six years later, that opinion still stands among experts in the field.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Fiefdom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiefdom. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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