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Recent Examples of subdivision
In 1933, after a Los Angeles developer offered to buy the property for $320,000 to build a subdivision, John Pfeiffer sold it to California’s state parks department instead to preserve it in its natural state.
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Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Homeowners in Godley's Star Ranch subdivision told NBC DFW that the animals, often seen roaming near new housing developments, appear malnourished and at risk of disease.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
That includes a subdivision map dividing the property into six lots and a request to replace the current zoning with a custom zoning plan tailored to The Village.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
In a phone with the Statesman, Parsons noted that most of the surrounding infrastructure has already been built, and the land is beholden to both city code and previous approvals from the 2018 subdivision agreement.
—Rose Evans
september 12, Idaho Statesman, 12 Sep. 2025
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Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Homeowners in Godley's Star Ranch subdivision told NBC DFW that the animals, often seen roaming near new housing developments, appear malnourished and at risk of disease.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
That includes a subdivision map dividing the property into six lots and a request to replace the current zoning with a custom zoning plan tailored to The Village.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
In a phone with the Statesman, Parsons noted that most of the surrounding infrastructure has already been built, and the land is beholden to both city code and previous approvals from the 2018 subdivision agreement.
—Rose Evans
september 12, Idaho Statesman, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subdivision
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At Justice, he was assigned to the Bureau of Investigation, then a relatively poky subdepartment known to the public, if it was known at all, for sniffing out violations of the 1910 Mann Act.—
Margaret Talbot,
The New Yorker,
14 Nov. 2022
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Early on, his department sent drones skyward to see how the store was managing incoming vehicles.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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Humphrey credits both trends to a shift in department culture.—
Monroe Trombly,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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Gaza is decimated In Gaza, the Hamas-run health ministry says more than 66,000 people have been killed − about half of them women and children − and humanitarian agencies now warn of famine.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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The Jays in recent years missed out on several big names in free agency — Shohei Ohtani, Juan Soto and Roki Sasaki.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Shortly before Biden left office in January, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas granted an extension of the protections through October 2026 because the conditions in Venezuela warranted it.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
4 Oct. 2025
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Among other duties, Zilber worked to maintain the forest grounds and educate students and residents on sustainable forest management, according to a news release from Evers' office.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Subdivision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subdivision. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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