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zone

[zohn] / zoʊn /


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"The fire is burning in the peat, so it is actually underground, sometimes quite deep," explained area fire chief David Covens on a trip into the fire zone.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

With Australian dollar’s break below initial support at the US$0.7085 area earlier this morning, the next support is pegged at the US$0.7040 zone, Franulovich adds.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

In this zone, marine life and sunlight help produce a chemical mixture that can seed the atmosphere with particles capable of influencing clouds.

From Science Daily Aug. 18, 2026

Disclosure investigates claims that parts of Scotland’s biggest city have become a no-go zone because of crime, homelessness and antisocial behaviour.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

To keep things in that perfect zone, engineers insert control rods into the reactor.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Councilmember Traci Park, who represents part of the Westside, said she’s used anti-camping zones to keep former encampments from coming back.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

Last year, Rehl’s group and others demanded that Soto-Martínez follow through on his promise and repeal the zones within his district.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

On Friday, officials confirmed that a body had been discovered in a burnt-out area as emergency services continued searching affected zones.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Authorities in Valencia have been shutting down main viewing zones to traffic, citing severe risks of overcrowding and forest fires.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

At usamriid, toad- shades bloom in the gray zones.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

Under the ordinance, developers can now build up to four-story buildings with up to 16 units on lots that were previously zoned for single-family homes.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 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

The properties largely weren’t zoned for detention and didn’t have working plumbing to support large detainee populations.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

A few months later, with a new supervisor in place, the township board banned large solar development from land that’s zoned for agriculture.

From Salon Apr. 27, 2026

These thoughts spiraled in Emily’s mind while she zoned out, watching Liam flick open his Zippo with a lit flame, then whip the top closed.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

The developers of the Safeway project are using that rule to help push their project through the zoning process.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

But in most cases, they’re simply not available either because they are not as profitable for developers to construct or are barred by local zoning laws.

From MarketWatch Aug. 1, 2026

And conversely, industrial businesses moved into working-class neighborhoods because the land was cheaper and the zoning sometimes iffy.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

Mitchell was also named the president of the group, which was promising to “focus on policy areas like taxation, economic development incentives, deregulation and zoning at the state and local level.”

From Salon Jul. 9, 2026

And because I was the first one, I took my favorite seat for zoning out: last row, left window.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee




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