subdivision
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Since the 1990s, Graham had lived in a one-story white-brick ranch in a wooded subdivision on a peninsula of Lake Hartwell, one of several man-made lakes in the area.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
"This reflects a complex history of population subdivision, in which different populations lived in different regions and habitat types."
From Science Daily ● May 20, 2026
Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling is a subdivision of Reyes Holding, which manages major beer and drink distributors and McDonald’s largest global distributor.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
Some eight workers were arrested in a chaotic scene of laborers running away from federal vehicles racing through the three-street subdivision at high speed, the builders said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
It only took me about five minutes to make my way out of my ugly little oatmeal subdivision.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
Each classification in the Hornbostel-Sachs system has divisions aplenty, followed by subdivisions and further subdivisions, for a total of more than 300 categories.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Housing reforms that increase supply, such as allowing smaller lots in new subdivisions, permitting duplexes, townhomes, and backyard cottages on existing lots, and changing zoning laws to allow housing nearer to jobs, are land-use issues.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
Cities appealed to developers to pretty-please include some decent parkland in their subdivisions, but the elected ones for the most part didn’t have the will to use official muscle to insist on it.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
Streets with old cottages give way to newer subdivisions on the south end, where many of the “No Data Center” lawn signs are found.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
The subdivisions proud residents seeded their lawns and planted trees for shade, hosting patio parties and many a club meeting at their homesteads.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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