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Recent Examples of subdivision
And the traffic on Mallard Creek Road has been an issue for some residents at the Colvard Park subdivision, which has about 85 homes and is across the street from the developments under construction.
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Desiree Mathurin
april 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
To investigate what happened, Zoe drives the long, bumpy roads to The Davis Mountains Resort, a rural subdivision, to talk to a cast of Rick’s neighbors and onlookers who watched the story of the standoff play out in real time.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
As new subdivisions spread across the country in the late 20th century, millions of Americans became homeowners for the first time.
—Alexandria Mansfield, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
That’s a subdivision for some stylists; The Wall Group labels them stylist/content creators.
—Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026
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Desiree Mathurin
april 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
To investigate what happened, Zoe drives the long, bumpy roads to The Davis Mountains Resort, a rural subdivision, to talk to a cast of Rick’s neighbors and onlookers who watched the story of the standoff play out in real time.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
As new subdivisions spread across the country in the late 20th century, millions of Americans became homeowners for the first time.
—Alexandria Mansfield, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
That’s a subdivision for some stylists; The Wall Group labels them stylist/content creators.
—Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 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.—
Margaret Talbot,
The New Yorker,
14 Nov. 2022
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In Florida, though, those disparities result in differences in who went without a dental visit, a flu shot, a colon cancer screening and who ended up in an avoidable emergency department visit.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, Richardson said that since resigning as Oregon State’s GM last fall, Bjornstad has remained unemployed, biding his time developing an app for college athletic departments.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Canadian Radio-television Commission was established in 1968 as a federal agency to oversee broadcasting in Canada and in 1976 had its powers expanded to include telecommunications (and the name changed accordingly to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission [CRTC]).—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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In the years when the president attends the WHCA dinner, the Secret Service takes over the security for the event, though numerous law enforcement agencies had personnel on site Saturday night.—
Tamara Keith,
NPR,
27 Apr. 2026
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Other states have to confront the unprecedented possibility of revising maps even as voters are casting ballots or the legal process of declaring intent to run for office has concluded.—
Nicholas Riccardi,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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That includes the probe into the king’s brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, over accusations of misconduct in public office in connection with allegations of sharing confidential trade documents with Epstein.—
Emma Caughlan,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Subdivision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subdivision. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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