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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Several neighbors said the suspect was a problem in the neighborhood and often appeared to be high on drugs.
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Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 2 May 2025
Alex Pierre, a mechanic in the neighborhood, was surprised to learn the arrests were part of a narcotics investigation.
—Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
In the video, as buildings in the neighborhood begin to light up one by one, people can be heard cheering, screaming and clapping after the worst power outage in Spain and Portugal's history brought the countries to a standstill.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
The inclusion of Krypton is going to prove pivotal to why Superman will probably be a big hit and earn at least in the neighborhood of $700-800 million, in my too-early guesstimate.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 2 May 2025
Alex Pierre, a mechanic in the neighborhood, was surprised to learn the arrests were part of a narcotics investigation.
—Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
In the video, as buildings in the neighborhood begin to light up one by one, people can be heard cheering, screaming and clapping after the worst power outage in Spain and Portugal's history brought the countries to a standstill.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
The inclusion of Krypton is going to prove pivotal to why Superman will probably be a big hit and earn at least in the neighborhood of $700-800 million, in my too-early guesstimate.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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“In the neighborhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20neighborhood. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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