"This is ground zero for the nation." Democrats in the state Senate fled to the neighboring Midwestern state of Illinois.

VOA: special.2011.02.25

The old men had told him that no man should travel alone in the Yukon when the temperature is sixty degrees below zero.

VOA: special.2010.05.01

An F is a failing grade worth zero toward a student's grade point average.

VOA: special.2009.03.05

They form when the air temperature is about fifteen degrees below zero Celsius.

VOA: special.2010.01.05

Some have a "zero tolerance" policy where alcohol is banned from all buildings.

VOA: special.2009.04.02

They form when the temperature is about five degrees below zero.

VOA: special.2010.01.05

"Tourism is almost zero. Some hotels are closed.

VOA: standard.2010.04.20

That force is scheduled to be reduced from nearly by next October,and to zero by the end of 2011, although Secretary Gates said Friday there could be a follow-on agreement for some U.S.troops to stay, particularly elements of the Air Force.

VOA: standard.2009.12.12

In the vote Tuesday, New York's Landmarks Preservation Commission denied landmark status to the 19th century building that now occupies the site of the proposed 13-story, Commissioners ruled that the building, which is not within view of ground zero, lacks distinctive architectural or historic value.

VOA: standard.2010.08.03

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said that while no one expects the world will achieve the goal of "zero nuclear weapons" anytime soon, the new treaty is a major step toward greater security with fewer nuclear weapons: "It is clear that we can accomplish goals with fewer nuclear weapons."

VOA: standard.2010.03.26