zone

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as in area
a part or portion having no fixed boundaries at that point we were out of the danger zone for avalanches

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Recent Examples of zone Areas affected by the fire are being repopulated, and residents are being escorted to repopulated zones between 12 p.m. and 6 p.m. local time, according to Cal Fire. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025 However, optimizing these processes is difficult, especially in large, complex warehouses where items are stored across multiple zones. Yuval Boger, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025 In response—even before the U.S. even officially joined the war—President Franklin D. Roosevelt made the bold decision to extend the U.S. neutrality zone to include Greenland and the Azores. James Patton Rogers & Caroline Kennedy Pipe / Made By History , TIME, 23 Jan. 2025 The Pacific Ocean’s midnight zone—between 3,300 and 13,100 feet deep—is not a welcoming place. Jude Coleman, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for zone 
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Noun
  • Despite the vicious Santa Ana winds hitting the dry region and the fires that exploded, various GOP leaders in Congress have floated the notion of adding conditions to already confirmed federal aid to Southern California.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2025
  • The death toll of the rampage is the highest China has seen since 2014, when a string of attacks rocked the far western region of Xinjiang.
    Hassan Tayir, CNN, 20 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The snow is moving east Tuesday, and is affecting coastal areas all the way to the Florida Panhandle and southern Carolinas.
    Andrew Freedman, Axios, 22 Jan. 2025
  • What To Know The National Weather Service (NWS) has forecasted 4 to 6 inches of snow for parts of the Houston metro area, a rare event in the region's climate history.
    Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Trump managed to navigate the obstacle posed by Melania's hat, leaning in to kiss her on the lower cheek and neck—a small but triumphant moment for the couple amid the ceremony's formality.
    Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
  • On a drive up the slim island neck, the condo and hotel beachfront suddenly gives way to a shift back to the area’s original mangrove habitats.
    John Oseid, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The Interior Department oversees a large swath of federal land and areas offshore, including regions that produce a quarter of U.S. oil.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Sited amid a sloping parcel spanning an acre of land, the low-slung abode offers roughly 2,400 square feet of single-level living space with just two bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2025

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