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zones

  • plural
    of zone.
    zone
    noun
    any continuous area that differs in some respect, or is distinguished for some purpose, from adjoining areas, or within which certain distinctive circumstances exist or are established: The temperature lies outside the danger zone.
  • present tense form
    of zone (3rd person singular).
    zone
    noun
    any continuous area that differs in some respect, or is distinguished for some purpose, from adjoining areas, or within which certain distinctive circumstances exist or are established: The temperature lies outside the danger zone.

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Gazi Jasim Uddin, who heads the police unit for industrial zones, said protests had dropped sharply compared with recent days.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

The map of qualifying zones was based on census income data that goes back as much as six years, meaning that it may no longer reflect the current status of a neighborhood.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Many of its species are found nowhere else, and its deeper zones are barely explored.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

Since then, both Edinburgh and Glasgow City Councils have brought in firework control zones for parts of each city, after constant problems with anti-social behaviour around Bonfire Night.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Dual zones permitted the use of both magic and technology, and null zones didn’t allow either.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline