subdivision
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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
We are in a subdivision called Baldwin Hills, or Baldwin Hills Estates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026
Neighbors rode bikes and walked the streets of the desert subdivision.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
None of the historical residents of Epiphany liked the idea of having the Sillington place parceled off for a subdivision.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
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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
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
Those principles include compactness, contiguity and the preservation of political subdivisions, including cities and counties, and “communities of interest” that have geography, culture or an economic sector in common.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
New subdivisions and apartment buildings are rising around Appleton.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 3, 2026
To the north, the hills and rainforests of Lynn Canyon Park snaked between the subdivisions of North Vancouver until they gave way to the wilderness.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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