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Is the new arena just gonna be a big corporate box in the ’burbs?
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Christian Clark, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Yang went so far as to urge anyone in mid-career management, particularly those who own homes in the affluent burbs of Silicon Valley or Westchester County, New York to put there house up for sale now, to avoid the mad scramble once the labor apocalypse hits.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 19 Feb. 2026
How great that kids in the western ‘burbs, especially, have such affordable access to theater of this quality.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
Tree lightings in the 'burbs are coming up quick, too.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 19 Nov. 2025
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Christian Clark, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Yang went so far as to urge anyone in mid-career management, particularly those who own homes in the affluent burbs of Silicon Valley or Westchester County, New York to put there house up for sale now, to avoid the mad scramble once the labor apocalypse hits.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 19 Feb. 2026
How great that kids in the western ‘burbs, especially, have such affordable access to theater of this quality.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
Tree lightings in the 'burbs are coming up quick, too.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 19 Nov. 2025
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“Burb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burb. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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burb
noun
: suburb sense 2
—usually used in plural
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