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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Carter says Doris Records is the oldest business in the neighborhood. Julian Roberts-Grmela, SPIN, 20 Nov. 2024 Another resident of the complex allegedly told police that Lambert and others were selling drugs in the area and that this had created regular conflicts in the neighborhood. Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024 Predictions of final turnout are hovering somewhere in the neighborhood 152 million votes. G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2024 Zoom out: Tien is also a co-founder of Chefs Stopping AAPI Hate and works with the dwindling Asian community in the neighborhood, largely residents of Wah Luck House. Anna Spiegel, Axios, 4 Nov. 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 6 Dec. 2024.

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