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Recent Examples of subdivision
The homes impacted the most from the flood were the residences along 16th Street in West Bend and in the Riversbend subdivision in Germantown.
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Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Seven residents backed the center, in part saying the center would be a far less intense use of the property than a mega subdivision or a manufacturing plant.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2025
Built in 1876 for railroad executive Henry Strong, Northwoodside was acquired by Philip Wrigley in the 1970s to prevent subdivision.
—Amy Bizzarri, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
Video footage showcased the animal being captured and air-lifted from a pasture in the Buchanan Estates subdivision area.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Seven residents backed the center, in part saying the center would be a far less intense use of the property than a mega subdivision or a manufacturing plant.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2025
Built in 1876 for railroad executive Henry Strong, Northwoodside was acquired by Philip Wrigley in the 1970s to prevent subdivision.
—Amy Bizzarri, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
Video footage showcased the animal being captured and air-lifted from a pasture in the Buchanan Estates subdivision area.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subdivision
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At Justice, he was assigned to the Bureau of Investigation, then a relatively poky subdepartment known to the public, if it was known at all, for sniffing out violations of the 1910 Mann Act.—
Margaret Talbot,
The New Yorker,
14 Nov. 2022
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But in August, Putin signed a decree abolishing two presidential departments Kozak supervised, likely in preparation for his departure, the ISW said.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Relief pitching might be among the more volatile areas if not the department offering the most volatility.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Nor does the executive order bar any federal agency from continuing to offer its services, websites, and materials in Spanish, Mandarin, Arabic, or hundreds of other languages spoken across the country.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The partial closure order was coordinated with the Fresno County Sheriff's Office, along with multiple local, state, and federal agency cooperators, to identify the minimum area necessary for the safety of firefighting resources and forest visitors.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Kirk also received $275,000 from the Ed Uihlein Family Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the estate of the founder of the Uline packaging and office supply firm, and more than $72,000 from Home Depot co-founder Bernard Marcus’ philanthropic organization.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
20 Sep. 2025
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The face of Cave Street in La Jolla may be changing in coming years, with projects planned that would convert the 1200 block from a neighborhood of small houses, office spaces and the 109-year-old Congregational Church of La Jolla to one with more modern and dense residential development.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Subdivision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subdivision. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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