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zone

[zohn] / zoʊn /


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"The recent hiring trend has settled into that not-too-hot, not-too-cold Goldilocks porridge zone of roughly 40,000 to 60,000 jobs a month," wrote Stephen Innes at SPI Asset Management.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

Adjusting generally takes one day per time zone crossed, a process sped by maximizing sunlight exposure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Unable to see the area through the tall grass, Luce looked at the map on his smartphone to find a suitable landing zone for a medevac helicopter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

“When I see an open field, I’m running, obviously, as hard as I can to get to the end zone and try to score any time that I can,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

The spectators are gathered around a short, youngish man who is walking from his car, which is parked in the no parking zone where the buses pick up and drop off.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

Humans have conquered long-distance aviation, but not the bodily shock of crossing time zones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

A humanoid maker from Shenzhen, one of China’s regional manufacturing zones, will generally have a single-digit-day lead time, or the time it takes between starting and finishing production, Cardenas told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Blanc said construction that borders those flood zones also needs a different approach.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Close to two dozen hunting zones opened to rifle hunting this month, including areas in the Central Valley and Eastern Sierra.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

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

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

Occasional experiences of “mindless eating” or “dissociative eating” are human; most of us have zoned out with a bag of chips at one point or another.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

While she has a reputation for being fiercely zoned into her training rather than chasing the spotlight, she has put work into the promotion.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

To set up manufacturing space on a lot zoned for retail, Leong and his wife opened Ando Café on the premises.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 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

He was quiet for a while, zoned out.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green

The city’s zoning administrator is now weighing whether to revoke the operator’s permit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Individual projects still would require zoning reviews, so no need to worry about skyscrapers coming to Silver Lake.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

There are many good reasons you may not be allowed to have two homes with two separate postal addresses under local zoning rules.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

Locations hoisted the largest American flags allowed by local zoning codes and served Patriot Shakes for the country’s 250th anniversary.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 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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