targeted area

collocation in English

meaningsoftargetandarea

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target
noun
uk
/ˈtɑː.ɡɪt/us
/ˈtɑːr.ɡɪt/
an object shot at during shooting practice, often a circle with a pattern of rings, or any object or place at which bullets, bombs, etc. ...
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area
noun
uk
/ˈeə.ri.ə/us
/ˈer.i.ə/
a particular part of a place, piece of land, ...
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(Definition oftargetandareafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftargeted area

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Thetargetedareaneed not be one with diamonds, but any from which rebels can extract surplus.
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In one of the 20 patients with complete ablation of thetargetedarea, tumor size was underestimated by ultrasound.
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They include provisions specific to thetargetedarea, along with an adequate control methodology.
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The geographicaltargetedareaof an urban development corporation is as specific as its purpose.
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These preparations have the advantage of only affecting thetargetedarea, thereby reducing side effects or potential interactions.
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Extensions take solar system generation into account, and modify the process depending on the fecundity and history of thetargetedareaof space.
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Thetargetedareawas the main police complex in the capital, containing training and residential facilities for police officers.
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A fine electrode is inserted into thetargetedareaof the brain and secured to the skull.
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This helps reduce transportation and material costs as well as providing an economic benefit to thetargetedarea.
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Moreover, some rental car services use the same technique to prevent their customers from going out of theirtargetedarea.
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By directing the magnetic field pulse at atargetedareaof the brain, one can either depolarize or hyperpolarize neurons in the brain.
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Although both interventions impacted targeted areas of functioning, these findings support the advantage of linking cognitive material to the life experiences of the family.
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Due to preexisting drought conditions, 703 cloud seeding operations took place in order to artificially generate added rainfall; such operations resulted in moderate precipitation over thetargetedarea.
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Electrospinning creates porous nanofabrics that can be loaded with the desired drug which are then applied to the tissue of thetargetedarea.
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When playing with two or more players control is shared; one player chooses the attack while all others attempt to move their reticule to the center of thetargetedarea.
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By suppressing the inhibition of neurons by external factors, thetargetedareaof the brain may be reactivated and thereby recruited to compensate for lost function.
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Law enforcement are generally satisfied to achieve a crime reduction in thetargetedareaand may be less concerned if crime is displaced outside their jurisdiction.
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The player only has to stop the aliens in the first area that they target in order to save every futuretargetedareaof that time period.
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Some cases of keratosis pilaris have been successfully treated with laser therapy, which involves passing intense bursts of light into targeted areas of the skin.
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