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Recent Examples of subdivision
But this supreme and irresistible power to make or to unmake, resides only in the whole body of the people; not in any subdivision of them.
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Ann Manov,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
Security video that was captured by Carson’s neighbor and shared with NBC News showed the car driving through the subdivision in the moments before impact.
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Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
The house’s original purpose was to provide water for the Bay Shore subdivision of Miami but was no longer needed by 1925, when the city of Miami annexed the neighborhood.
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Connie Ogle
june 19,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2026
That is when teams changing conferences and/or subdivisions are officially given the keys to their new home.
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Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Ann Manov,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
Security video that was captured by Carson’s neighbor and shared with NBC News showed the car driving through the subdivision in the moments before impact.
—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
The house’s original purpose was to provide water for the Bay Shore subdivision of Miami but was no longer needed by 1925, when the city of Miami annexed the neighborhood.
—
Connie Ogle
june 19,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2026
That is when teams changing conferences and/or subdivisions are officially given the keys to their new home.
—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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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.
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The department has also opened Title IX investigations in North Carolina and Michigan and issued warning letters to school districts in Colorado and Kansas.
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According to the bill, the state would have to produce an annual average salary report for the 20 local departments that Cal Fire is stacked against and make sure state firefighter pay is within 15% of that average.
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The average time for an applicant to be on-duty is now 326 days for special agents and 256 days for police officers, the agency said.
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Three of the reports stemmed from consumers swallowing the metal pieces and seeking medical treatment to remove them from their digestive tract or throat, the agency said.
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The governor faced mass backlash from activists across the country for his office's statement.
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From new state laws hitting the books to a state worker's returning to office, Sacramento saw a busy news day Wednesday.
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“Subdivision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subdivision. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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