1.   A national discount chain had opened several warehouse outlets in a geographic region the retailer had long dominated.

2.   And magazines, with the advantage of mail delivery, have been customizing their editions by geographic region or even congressional district for years.

3.   Apple Americas President Jim Buckley, who was named to that post last year when Apple divided its sales force into geographic regions, resigned.

4.   Art exhibitions built around themes rather than individual artists often seem to work when they focus on art movements, geographic regions or ancient civilizations.

5.   As a loosely defined geographic region, Silicon Valley now describes an area bordered by San Mateo on the north to far past San Jose on the South.

6.   At least in part, that is because a broadcaster that owns multiple stations can now deliver more listeners, from more demographic groups, in more geographic regions.

7.   A full rundown on the new data, including number and types of hate crimes, geographic regions of the occurrences, and the targeted groups and individuals.

8.   By selling off its European operations, Hershey has apparently decided to focus on other geographic regions for international expansion.

9.   By selling off its European operations, Hershey has apparently decided to focus on other geographic regions for international expansion, analysts said.

10.   Depressed gold prices and the ability to spread risks across several geographic regions have spurred consolidation in the mining industry.