zone
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Get out of your hiring comfort zone: Hiring a person 20 years your senior can be intimidating as a young founder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Four plays later, Simpson tossed a short pass to Dean Connors, who ran into the end zone for a nine-yard touchdown and a 13-9 lead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Christian Yelich then singled to load the bases before Sasaki got William Contreras to chase a high fastball and a pair of splitters below the zone for a strikeout.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The government has declared an "economic emergency" but has not yet published estimates of how much rebuilding the quake zone will cost.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Wherever Boo had taken them was not in the same time zone as the salon, because it was still daytime.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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Unlike Maricopa Highway 33, Hudson Ranch Road features coarser asphalt, no guardrails and more passing zones than turnouts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Dispatches sent by pool media on board noted a Secret Service order that window shades be lowered during takeoff -- an unusual instruction outside of combat zones.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
The hardest hit areas have been divided into zones that will alternate water service on 48-hour cycles, leaving some neighborhoods without water while others remain supplied.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
There are multiple zones and it’s easy to park in the wrong place and pick up a £100 fine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Even outlaws like Captain Reed skirted the battle zones in the Central Sea.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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The lawsuit alleges that the leased land is zoned exclusively for agricultural use and that the federal government violated laws requiring state and county notification, as well as procedural steps required before beginning construction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
In 2025, Texas passed bills legalizing housing on commercially zoned land and subdivisions of starter homes, which were rendered difficult or illegal to build by municipal zoning laws, large lot requirements, or other design requirements.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
The properties largely weren’t zoned for detention and didn’t have working plumbing to support large detainee populations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
He "zoned out" from the conversation and zoomed in on the tune - The Girls by Calvin Harris - and immediately asked for his number with a view to signing him.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
Obviously I'd zoned out of the lesson again.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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Instead, the zoning administrator left the public record open for 30 days to allow additional written comments before issuing a decision.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
But in most cases, they’re simply not available either because they are not as profitable for developers to construct or are barred by local zoning laws.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
We debate zoning, density and affordable-unit mandates as though changing the rules automatically produces homes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Mitchell was also named the president of the group, which was promising to “focus on policy areas like taxation, economic development incentives, deregulation and zoning at the state and local level.”
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
I flinch at the sound of Amelia’s voice and realize I’ve been zoning out.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
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