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subdivision

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as in subdepartment

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Recent Examples of subdivision Belle Dean, of Gary, carried a poster to raise money for her aunt and uncle, Rose and Floyd Franklin, who live in Gary’s Glen Ryan subdivision near Miller. — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 The roughly 15-mile Little Wekiva flows north from Orange County under state roads 436 and 434 in Altamonte Springs, before joining with the larger Wekiva River just west of the Alaqua Lake subdivision. — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026 That was the plan behind a 73-home subdivision that was approved for the Village in the Woods site more than 15 years ago; construction never went forward though. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2026 The addition brings the subdivision’s total to 506 homes spanning nearly 90 acres south of Meridian’s Discovery Park. — Rose Evans august 20, Idaho Statesman, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences 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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Anthropic wanted assurance that its technology would not be used for fully autonomous weapons or domestic mass surveillance, and the DOD wanted Anthropic to grant the agency unfettered access to Claude across all lawful purposes.

— Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Currently, free agency begins five days after the World Series, with no expiration on when players can sign.

— Evan Drellich, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2026

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The kitchen clock shows information relevant to the kitchen, while the office display can show information generated elsewhere in the house.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2026
The incident prompted Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to remove Health Secretary Aslam Ghauri, the country's highest civil servant, from office.

— Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026

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