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On the one hand Jerry has zoned in on a fertile topic for humour – the idea that remarking on something as simple as the motion of a hand could result in opprobrious censure.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 3, 2017
“It just hit me one day that District 2 has zoned middle schools and its own high schools,” said Ms. Kempton, an associate real estate broker with Stribling & Associates.
From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2017
Boston has zoned for micro-units to accommodate the young population and others struggling with market rates, on whom civic competitiveness and social equity ultimately depend.
From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2011
Sanbornton, N.H., has zoned half its land against tract developers, ruling that new houses can be built only on six-acre lots.
From Time Magazine Archive
