the suburbs
plural noun
: towns or other areas where people live in houses near a larger city
the suburbs of Chicago
also
: one of the suburbs of a city
She left the city and moved to the suburbs.
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What hadn't struck me, in my capacity as a white guy from the suburbs, is that some people view the film and its commemoration as raw bigotry.
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Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 14 July 2024
In the suburbs, the letters will signify the jurisdiction: M for Montgomery County, P for Prince George’s County, A for Arlington and Alexandria, and F for Fairfax.
—Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
The district covers the suburbs east of Cincinnati in Clermont County and extends east over farmlands, industrial towns and Appalachian foothills along the Ohio River.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 11 July 2024
During the same years, however, 15 million white people fled America’s cities for the suburbs and the Sunbelt.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2024
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Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 14 July 2024
In the suburbs, the letters will signify the jurisdiction: M for Montgomery County, P for Prince George’s County, A for Arlington and Alexandria, and F for Fairfax.
—Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
The district covers the suburbs east of Cincinnati in Clermont County and extends east over farmlands, industrial towns and Appalachian foothills along the Ohio River.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 11 July 2024
During the same years, however, 15 million white people fled America’s cities for the suburbs and the Sunbelt.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2024
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“The suburbs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20suburbs. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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