as in area
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
the logistics of the relief effort is the director's fief
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Recent Examples of fief
Shōgun is all about what transcends culture and what stays firmly in its own fief.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2024
One reason, Connelly suggests, is that the authority to classify has become a cherished prerogative of government power—a tool used by presidents, generals, and various chieftains of lesser fiefs to enshroud their decisions in mystery and ward off scrutiny or accountability.
—Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2023
Three years after the coup, the center of Myanmar remains mostly under junta control, but the rest of the country is a kaleidoscopic array of competing influences, fiefs, democratic havens and drug-lord hideouts.
—Hannah Beech, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
Under feudalism, a landowner would grant fiefs to vassals, who would farm the land and give a portion of the yield to the landowner.
—Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
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Times staff across the metropolitan area — from Long Beach to Echo Park and beyond — received the alert, which did not appear to discriminate by distance from any particular fire.Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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The centers have become refuges for many whose lives have been upended by the unprecedented fires that continue to ravage the Los Angeles area.Angela Yang, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
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In September, OpenAI's o1 model became the first AI system to surpass the scores of human domain experts.Garrison Lovely, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
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This approach can help shed technical debt and create asset management simplicity, from security domains down to security controls.Kevin Lynch, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Children's literature, from Aesop to the Brothers Grimm and more recently Roald Dahl, has always operated in the realm of the grotesque.Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
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Way back a full generation ago, the original beta realm of Path of Exile ran from August 2011 to October 2013, just over two years.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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He’s worked in newsrooms all across the country, including overseeing the USA TODAY sports department.David Ammenheuser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2025
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As tax revenues fell, local governments eliminated many of these public-sector positions, such as those at schools and police departments, to balance the books.Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Even before 2020, which saw more than 100 Republican members of the House and Senate object to the results in response to Trump's false claims, objections had started to become more common as the electoral processes in 2000, 2004 and 2016 all involved some element of controversy.Miles Parks, NPR, 6 Jan. 2025
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Still, the evidence of Chinese abuses is substantial, and the reasons for ignoring it run deep into ideologies about the injustices of a postcolonial world, at least among some elements of the political left.Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Sunday, December 29 The Wonderful World of Disney Presents Frozen (ABC): Fearless optimist Anna sets off on an epic journey to find her sister, Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter.Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 29 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, in Ithaca, his wife, Penelope, and son, Telemachus, struggle to preserve the kingdom, warding off relentless suitors who are convinced that Odysseus has died.Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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Take a walk after a meal Blood sugar levels that fluctuate excessively can result in poor mood, fatigue and excessive hunger, and while eating a varied diet can also help, a brisk walk after eating has been scientifically proven to help balance them.Hannah Coates, Vogue, 1 Jan. 2025
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In all walks of life, steadiness is the one of the finest quality a leader can have.Rob Reischel, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Each comment builds your reputation as the go-to person in your field.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Once upon a time, Kansas City Star photographers assigned to work a Chiefs game would focus entirely on what happened on the field.Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Fief.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fief. Accessed 13 Jan. 2025.
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