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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But some longtime residents say that image has been shattered by noise caused by TCU students living in off-campus houses in the neighborhood just south of campus.
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Dec. 2025
Peaceful coexistence is the goal, and that’s not going to happen if one person is dictating what can and can’t happen in the neighborhood.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 24 Dec. 2025
Lombardi said that since 2018, his group has used the law to file Abandoned Housing Act and other civil litigation against roughly 100 properties in the neighborhood.
—Eric Adler
december 22, Kansas City Star, 22 Dec. 2025
Residents were particularly worried about the potential danger to their families if the snake remained in the neighborhood.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 21 Dec. 2025
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Dec. 2025
Peaceful coexistence is the goal, and that’s not going to happen if one person is dictating what can and can’t happen in the neighborhood.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 24 Dec. 2025
Lombardi said that since 2018, his group has used the law to file Abandoned Housing Act and other civil litigation against roughly 100 properties in the neighborhood.
—Eric Adler
december 22, Kansas City Star, 22 Dec. 2025
Residents were particularly worried about the potential danger to their families if the snake remained in the neighborhood.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 21 Dec. 2025
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“In the neighborhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20neighborhood. Accessed 2 Jan. 2026.
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