in the neighborhood
idiom
: in the area that is close to something
Is there a grocery store in the neighborhood?
We might as well pay them a visit while we're in the neighborhood.
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Salema fish are a good indicator that WSB are in the neighborhood.
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Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 16 May 2024
Rhodes said the man had been down in the trench at the time of the collapse and appeared to be working with a company doing construction in the neighborhood.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2024
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Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 16 May 2024
Rhodes said the man had been down in the trench at the time of the collapse and appeared to be working with a company doing construction in the neighborhood.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for in the neighborhood
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“In the neighborhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20neighborhood. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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