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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
Michele Haddon, Bucks County Courier Times See more: Philly 'burbs romantic restaurants that will put you in the mood
Parker’s Bistro | Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Details: 210 S. Main Ave.; 605-250-1322, parkersbistro.net.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
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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
Michele Haddon, Bucks County Courier Times See more: Philly 'burbs romantic restaurants that will put you in the mood
Parker’s Bistro | Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Details: 210 S. Main Ave.; 605-250-1322, parkersbistro.net.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
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“Burb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burb. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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burb
noun
: suburb sense 2
—usually used in plural
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