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Recent Examples of subdivision
The land was set aside by the developers of Creekview Ranch, a housing subdivision that borders Dry Creek on the north side of the project, Placer County officials said in an announcement.
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Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 28 Feb. 2026
Quinlan had to work with Bloomington officials to sidestep the onerous subdivision process.
—Salim Furth, Boston Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
The house inside an exclusive subdivision in southern Jalisco state contained a crucifix, as well as a makeshift altar with religious figurines of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Saint Jude Thaddeus and Saint Charbel Makhlouf, along with votive candles with images of saints.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
It’s been three years since thousands of residents in a Central Florida subdivision won a landmark class action lawsuit against their developer, who was illegally making millions of dollars by charging them to use their neighborhood pool, clubhouse and other features.
—Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2026
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Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 28 Feb. 2026
Quinlan had to work with Bloomington officials to sidestep the onerous subdivision process.
—Salim Furth, Boston Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
The house inside an exclusive subdivision in southern Jalisco state contained a crucifix, as well as a makeshift altar with religious figurines of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Saint Jude Thaddeus and Saint Charbel Makhlouf, along with votive candles with images of saints.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
It’s been three years since thousands of residents in a Central Florida subdivision won a landmark class action lawsuit against their developer, who was illegally making millions of dollars by charging them to use their neighborhood pool, clubhouse and other features.
—Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2026
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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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Noem made the statement during a four-hour hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, where lawmakers sharply criticized the department’s aggressive immigration enforcement.—
Mathew Miranda
Updated March 4,
Sacbee.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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Those who received their letters late Wednesday or Thursday could not legally drive to the department office to change their license.—
David Williams,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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Israeli and American intelligence agencies — including the CIA — had been tracking Khamenei’s movements for months, waiting for the right moment to strike.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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ZettaJoule would build the ZJ0 reactor adjacent to the TEES Nuclear Engineering & Science Center in College Station where the agency already has two research reactors.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Mar. 2026
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In his Wednesday interview, Gonzales alleged that when Santos-Aviles died, her widow reached out to the representative’s offices to ask about death benefits and retirement funds.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Mar. 2026
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The lot, however, is a congested warren of stages, offices, trailers and support facilities such as woodworking mills that date to the early 20th century.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Subdivision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subdivision. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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