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
We see how the form of a finial was generated by the progressive subdivision of a square, precisely the same process by which the mason would incise and cut his stone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
The Craftsman-style subdivision, built on a former school site, was newly completed and mostly sold when the Eaton fire destroyed seven of its 16 homes and rendered the rest uninhabitable.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 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
Mother avoids the subdivision as if it were a toxic waste dump.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
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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
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
Sometimes, he will drive elderly people from their homes in the subdivisions outside Santa Fe to doctors appointments and grocery stores for a minimum of $30.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
New subdivisions and apartment buildings are rising around Appleton.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 3, 2026
They call the midnight movers to haul them to cheaper subdivisions, or seize the equity gains on their homes to move up.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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