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subdivision

[suhb-di-vizh-uhn] / ˈsʌb dɪˌvɪʒ ən /


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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

"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

He and his wife, Cheri, bought a comfortable home in a tidy subdivision here in the heart of Bayou Country.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 11, 2026

Owned by her brother Andy, it was a three-bedroom ranch in a subdivision outside the city.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

In 2025 it enacted SB15, which provided for lot size flexibility in new residential subdivisions by overriding some minimum local lot-size requirements.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 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

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

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

“Have you any idea how much my kingdom has swollen in this past century alone, how many subdivisions I've had to open?”

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan




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