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subdivision

[suhb-di-vizh-uhn] / ˈsʌb dɪˌvɪʒ ən /


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Woody Fincham, a real-estate appraiser in Virginia, agrees that a data center going up right next door to a residential property or a subdivision could have an effect on property values.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 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

"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

Some eight workers were arrested in a chaotic scene of laborers running away from federal vehicles racing through the three-street subdivision at high speed, the builders said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026

A certain shiny new subdivision featured windows made of the most state-of-the-art material.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu

The clean subdivisions springing up around McAllen could be in any prosperous suburb in Florida or Arizona.

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026

Fitch’s rankings include both the larger metropolitan statistical areas, as well as metropolitan divisions, which are subdivisions of larger metro areas.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 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

In our age of subdivisions and suburban spread, try to wrap your head around this: For the first half of the 20th century, L.A. was the richest agricultural county in the nation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026

All the other subdivisions from the brochures turned out to exist— most of them on the north side of town, which had been totally developed a long time ago.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green


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