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zone

[zohn] / zoʊn /


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They have not been in the relegation zone after nine games or more since November 1986, when they collected a single point in Sir Alex Ferguson's first two games in charge following Ron Atkinson's dismissal.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

The Rams find the end zone late in the first half after a sluggish start and don’t look back, defeating the 0-7 Chargers to improve to 4-4 on the season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

On the drive, the device closely tracked roadside speed limit signs, though in one case it took a few seconds to switch from a 65 mph to a 45 mph zone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Rocky planets are especially important targets because they offer the possibility of environments similar to Earth, although finding one in a habitable zone would not by itself establish that life exists there.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

Benji wandered out of his mom’s eavesdropping zone.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty

In correspondence with local politicians the council said control zones are intended to respond to significant disorder, and not be a "catch-all solution" if people have trouble with fireworks.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

But some parents say these scare zones have turned their daily commute into a horror show.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Many of its species are found nowhere else, and its deeper zones are barely explored.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

"This is a momentous day for Oxford Street, but also for London," Mayor Sadiq Khan told reporters on the thoroughfare, one of the busiest shopping zones in Europe.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

Many Cambodians are trekking on foot to the north, crossing dangerous mined fields and Khmer Rouge control zones, with little food and water, to go to Thailand.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

Occasional experiences of “mindless eating” or “dissociative eating” are human; most of us have zoned out with a bag of chips at one point or another.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

While she has a reputation for being fiercely zoned into her training rather than chasing the spotlight, she has put work into the promotion.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

While Bratenahl families are zoned for the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, many buyers elect to send their children to nearby private institutions, including Hathaway Brown School and Hawken School.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 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

Then one day in science class, I was sitting in the back row, totally zoned out.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

The Uttarakhand government on 12 October approved new floodplain zoning rules to regulate land use and development.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

So if a community didn’t have a moratorium in place and its zoning laws allow a data center, “They’re done,” said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Local zoning, power and labor constraints cap new U.S. tower construction at just 1,200 to 2,000 structures per year, meaning that SpaceX would have to lease existing space from major tower operators.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

By contrast, home prices and rents are now growing fastest in the Northeast, West Coast and areas of the Midwest where local zoning regulations and burdensome permitting make it harder to build.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Back in fourth grade, our teacher, Ms. Diamatis, started calling him Bob English Who Draws because he was always zoning out and doodling with a superfine Sharpie.

From "Liar & Spy" by Rebecca Stead


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