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[zohn] / zoʊn /


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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

Colombians outside the quake zone have mobilized in massive numbers to ease victims' suffering.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

The Commander of Omis Volunteer Fire Department, Viseslav Pesic told Reuters the blaze was so intense that people had abandoned vehicles "directly in the fire zone", making it difficult for emergency crews to pass through.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Dad said the first ship would create a settlement in the habitable zone, and we’d have to locate them from space using panchromatic imagery.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

The city would first seek reimbursement from the federal government for law enforcement services, particularly in high-security zones, Szabo said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Environmentalists also say river bank fortifications destroy shallow-water zones where aquatic life and insects breed -- and the adjoining natural floodplains that act like sponges at times of excess water.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

"When the president travels to war zones, there are frequently tactics and techniques used to create doubt in an adversary of which aircraft or which movement that he's going to make," he added.

From BBC 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

She headed into the main block of containment zones, traveling through a maze of corridors.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

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 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

More than 500,000 Florida students now participate in a scholarship program, and 53% of the K-12 student population in Florida in the 2024-25 school year attended something other than their zoned public school.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 3, 2026

After a while she just stopped asking and zoned back in to the TV.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds

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

A Gilroy city staffer approved the Amazon project last July because it met zoning criteria set 45 years ago for industrial development.

From The Wall Street Journal 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

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

Any leftover time is to be devoted to zoning.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich




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