business district
noun
: the part of a city or town where there are many businesses
The restaurant is in the business district.
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Within the scheme’s first week, traffic had fallen by 7.5%, with 273,000 fewer cars entering Manhattan’s central business district, and travel times on inbound river crossings had been cut by more than a third, leading to faster bus journeys.
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Laurie Winkless, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Thankfully, congestion pricing has helped diffuse this situation across our central business district over the last month and a half.
—Midori Valdivia, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2025
The central business district was brought to its (very wet) knees for an expensive three-day spell.
—Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
The real estate acquisition, a first-of-its-kind buy for the philanthropic organization, is being framed as a business decision that doubles as an investment in the city’s struggling central business district.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
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Laurie Winkless, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Thankfully, congestion pricing has helped diffuse this situation across our central business district over the last month and a half.
—Midori Valdivia, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2025
The central business district was brought to its (very wet) knees for an expensive three-day spell.
—Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
The real estate acquisition, a first-of-its-kind buy for the philanthropic organization, is being framed as a business decision that doubles as an investment in the city’s struggling central business district.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Business district.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20district. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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