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In literature, the term "regional" is employed with notable versatility, functioning both as a descriptor of geographical areas and as a qualifier for socio-political, economic, and scientific phenomena. For example, "regional" is used to denote specific subdivisions or areas within a larger whole, as seen in texts discussing regional maps and surveys that capture localized variations in culture, climate, or resources [1, 2, 3]. In political and economic discourses, authors invoke "regional" to highlight distinctions in governance systems or trade dynamics, illustrating how certain parties or economies become influential within defined territories [4, 5, 6]. Additionally, in technical and administrative accounts, the adjective appears in contexts ranging from regional organizational structures and educational committees to specialized fields like regional anesthesia or the distribution of natural formations [7, 8, 9, 10]. Overall, "regional" helps writers articulate the unique characteristics and complex interrelationships that emerge in localized settings, bridging the gap between the specific and the universal.
  1. What is wanted is first a survey of the facts to be dealt with—a regional survey.
    — from Civics: as Applied Sociology by Geddes, Patrick, Sir
  2. Several regional maps have been updated to reflect boundary changes and place name spelling changes.
    — from The 2009 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
  3. Several regional maps have also been updated to reflect boundary changes and place name spelling changes.
    — from The 2007 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
  4. [Vinod MISHRA]; Congress (I) Party [Sonia GANDHI, president]; Dravida Munnetra Kazagham or DMK (a regional party in Tamil Nadu)
    — from The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
  5. Chile claims to have more bilateral or regional trade agreements than any other country.
    — from The 2009 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
  6. Exploiting vast natural resources and a large labor pool, it is today South America's leading economic power and a regional leader.
    — from The 2006 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
  7. Establishment of a Security Trade Controls unit within the United States Regional Organization at Paris.
    — from East-West Trade Trends Mutual Defense Assistance Control Act of 1951 (the Battle Act); Fourth Report to Congress, Second Half of 1953 by United States. Foreign Operations Administration
  8. (Extract, ibid., pp. 130, 131, 133) (63) September 5th, 1956 Secretary, Regional Teaching Committee for New Zealand.
    — from Arohanui: Letters from Shoghi Effendi to New Zealand by Effendi Shoghi
  9. SEE Regional anesthesia.
    — from U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1950 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
  10. The broad regional uplift of the Peruvian Andes in late Tertiary and in Pleistocene times carried their summits above the level of perpetual snow.
    — from The Andes of Southern PeruGeographical Reconnaissance along the Seventy-Third Meridian by Isaiah Bowman

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