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zones

noun

plural of zone

as in parts

a broad geographical area a tropical zone

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as in areas

a part or portion having no fixed boundaries at that point we were out of the danger zone for avalanches

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Recent Examples of zones Construction zones proliferated in the area after the January 2025 fires that destroyed local homes and businesses, resulting in reduced speed limits. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026 Williams heads up the Rory Peck Trust, which provides funds and training to aid the security of freelance journalists who are reporting in perilous zones. — David Folkenflik, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026 The contoured curves and precision support zones adapt to back, side or stomach sleeping positions. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026 Water takeoffs and electric propulsion REGENT describes Seagliders as a transport option for contested logistics, including moving personnel and equipment into and out of conflict zones. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026 Nearly 60% of the homes permitted between 2006 and 2024 were in Planned Development, or PD, zones. — Bennett Lawson, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026 Those zones are there to protect neighborhoods and act as buffer zones. — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2026 The Libra Sun opposes Neptune across your personal and shared resource zones, making promises, expenses, or contributions easy to misunderstand. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 25 Sep. 2026

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Noun

And, as is the case in other parts of Europe, the real estate market in Hungary is cyclical.

— Lucy Handley, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
To add to the dire situation, up to 80% of large parts of the city’s groundwater is contaminated, both by sewage and by naturally occurring substances such as arsenic.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of parts

Noun

The governor of New York on Monday declared a disaster emergency because of measles cases in neighboring states and in rural areas of New York.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
The spa itself is worthy of a visit, with spaces over three floors with an indoor-outdoor pool, spacious treatment rooms, outdoor relaxation areas, and steam and sauna rooms.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of areas

Noun

The original series won the Golden Globe for best drama in 2019 and routinely lands near the top of lists hailing the best TV series of the past quarter century.

— Mathew Scott, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappé, the only other player to cross the nine-figure threshold, lands in the third spot at $105 million.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2026

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