In the zoophyte branch, class Alcyonaria , one finds the order Gorgonaria , which contains three groups: sea fans, isidian polyps, and coral polyps.
— from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World by Jules Verne

The names of the five islands as given by Eden are: “Zeilon, Bohol, Canghu, Barbai, and Catighan.”
— from The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 33, 1519-1522 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the Catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century by Antonio Pigafetta

In this desultory yet agitated fashion life went on through Lily's teens: a zig-zag broken course down which the family craft glided on a rapid current of amusement, tugged at by the underflow of a perpetual need—the need of more money.
— from The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton

But now Fortune, fearing she had acted out of character, and had inclined too long to the same side, especially as it was the right side, hastily turned about: for now Goody Brown—whom Zekiel Brown caressed in his arms; nor he alone, but half the parish besides; so famous was she in the fields of Venus, nor indeed less in those of Mars.
— from History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding

CompuServe ————— "CompuServe from A to Z," by Charles Bowen, Bantam Computer Books, 1991.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno

The people and the herd must be angry with me: a robber shall Zarathustra be called by the herdsmen.
— from Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

But not long had they run thus when Zarathustra became conscious of his folly, and shook off with one jerk all his irritation and detestation.
— from Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

None of these is more ardent than the Zenith Boosters' Club.
— from Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis

Zentralbank central bank Zentralbankrat central bank council Zentrale headquarters Zentraleinkauf central buying zentralisieren centralize Zentralisierung centralization Zentralkartei central file Zentrallager center of distribution zentriert centered Zentrum center Zentrum centre zerbrechlich fragile Zerfall breakup zerlegt; in Stücke zerlegt knocked down Zerlegung einer Tätigkeit in Arbeitselemente job breakdown Zerlegung in Einzelarbeitsvorgänge element breakdown of an activity Zerlegung in elementare Teile element breakdown Zerlegung in Elemente element breakdown of an activity Zerlegung in Teile elemental breakdown Zertifikat certificate Zession assignment Zessionar assignee Zessionsurkunde instrument of assignment Zettel docket Zettel slip Zettel ticket Zeugenvernehmung hearing of witnesses Zeugnis; Leistungszeugnis testimonial ziehen draw ziehen; einen Wechsel ziehen draw Ziel goal Ziel objective Ziel target zielen; Ziel aim Zielgruppe target group Zielkunde target customer Ziellinie target line Zielmarkt target market Zielpublikum target audience Zielraum; Zielgebiet target area Zielwechsel time bill Zielzeit; angestrebte Zeit target time ziemlich groß sizable Ziffer digit Zimmer vermieten let a room Zimmerdienst room service Zins; Zinsen interest Zinsanstieg interest increase Zinsauftrieb rise in interest Zinsaufwand interest expenditures Zinsaufwendungen interest payable Zinsbelastung interest charge Zinsberechnung calculation of interest Zinsberechnung computation of interest Zinsberechnung interest computation Zinsbetrag amount of interest Zinseingänge interest receipts Zinsen aus Kapitalanlagen interest on investments Zinsen berechnen charge interest Zinsen bringen carry an interest Zinsen erbringen bear
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

In front of a vacant store the Ladies' Aid Society of Zion Baptist Church had a canvas sign out, announcing that an elegant dinner would be served for twenty-five cents from twelve to one, also ice cream and cake all day for fifteen cents.
— from Back Home: Being the Narrative of Judge Priest and His People by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb

They wonder the zealous bigot cannot see how clear this makes every thing.
— from The Catholic World, Vol. 11, April, 1870 to September, 1870 by Various

But we will go to Zion, By choice and not through dread, With these our present comrades
— from Sea Warfare by Rudyard Kipling

And the note about the New Zealand bird certainly appeared in a morning paper of unblemished reputation, for the Taxidermist keeps a copy and has shown it to me.
— from The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

A single voice, that of the zealot bishop, cried aloud, “Thus perish all the foes of Queen Elizabeth.”
— from The Knights of England, France, and Scotland by Henry William Herbert

Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 2.4% (FY02) Transnational Issues Namibia Disputes - international: commission established with Botswana to resolve small residual disputes along the Caprivi Strip, including the Situngu marshlands along the Linyanti River; Botswana residents protest Namibia's planned construction of the Okavango hydroelectric dam on Popa Falls; managed dispute with South Africa over the location of the boundary in the Orange River; dormant dispute remains where Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe boundaries converge; Angolan rebels and refugees still reside in Namibia
— from The 2003 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

In the equation showing the oxidation of zinc by cupric ion, the upward arrow originally shown beside the symbol for copper metal is changed to downward arrow.
— from The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2. With Special Consideration of the Application of the Laws of Equilibrium and of the Modern Theories of Solution. by Julius Stieglitz

Zum = Bach, C. A. [Landgerichtsrath].
— from A History of Matrimonial Institutions, Vol. 3 of 3 by George Elliott Howard

Zackey booy, come here.”
— from Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne