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[zohn] / zoʊn /


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Russia has moved ships further away from the combat zone to escape the threat.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

About 600 of the nearly 1,500 people evacuated from the fire zone in Almería province were told they could return, regional emergency chief Antonio Sanz said.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

Some 600 people evacuated from the fire zone in Spain's Almeria province returned home late on Saturday, while the remaining 1,000 evacuees will now be able to do the same in stages, Moreno said.

From Barron's Jul. 12, 2026

And despite still being in a legal gray zone, it’s finally launched—with Heidecker at the helm.

From Slate Jul. 12, 2026

For George Blake and his fellow prisoners, now being moved from location to location by their captors, all of North Korea had become a scorched war zone.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

Behind the buffer zones now established in Lebanon, Gaza and Syria, however, is an at least tacit set of ideas.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

Fan zones and bars across the United States were often packed, with the national team's jerseys seen everywhere.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

Fines for such infractions in West Newport Beach and the Peninsula — dubbed safety enhancement zones — will be tripled from July 3 through July 6.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 5, 2026

"The Congolese have identified several priority exploration zones -- they are not starting from scratch. We are providing archives to confirm or refine their knowledge," Kervyn said.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 2026

Black and brown people in ghetto communities must no longer be viewed as the designated enemy, and ghetto communities must no longer be treated like occupied zones.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

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

She also believes the city has to dramatically expand the creation of new housing, reduce red tape for developers and introduce “gentle density” into single-family zoned neighborhoods.

From Los Angeles Times May 26, 2026

The terms were restrictive enough to effectively ban such a project not only from land owned by Heath and his sister, but from all but the small portion of the township that’s zoned for industry.

From Salon Apr. 27, 2026

She said: "He was much calmer. He was zoned out. I would say he disassociated."

From BBC Mar. 5, 2026

In their new home in Mimosa Crescent, the Goble daughters were now zoned to attend Hampton High School.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

It makes sense for developers of conventional multifamily housing to move to building affordable housing, Lee said, because the government supports it through subsidies, zoning reform and the fast-tracking of construction permits.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

Other provisions would help communities convert underused buildings into housing, modernize zoning rules and provide grants and loans for rebuilding aging homes.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

The overall thrust of the package, the Evercore analysts said, is to reduce regulatory barriers that constrain housing construction by streamlining environmental reviews and encouraging localities to adopt zoning and building-code best practices.

From MarketWatch Jun. 22, 2026

A key zoning decision in 2000 allowed data centers to be built “by right” in commercial areas, creating certainty for investors.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

The Brooklyn zoning board was meeting that afternoon and he had no one to cover it.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls




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