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barrios

noun

plural of barrio

as in ghettos

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After the issue was identified, the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office directed districts to pause electronic disbursements using BM Technologies and issue paper checks or other payment methods instead.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Early voting trends and stories about how long the lines are in reliably red or blue districts are tempting to use as data points — but are notoriously misleading.

— Ben Smith, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of districts

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Donalds defeated Jolly in five Broward cities, which are the smallest and wealthiest enclaves in the most Democratic county in Florida.

— Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2026
The film’s giddy opening moments fall into a tradition of New York movies that sweep us up, in a disorienting, intoxicating blur, into the city’s after-hours enclaves.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of enclaves

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Omega Centauri, the largest and brightest globular cluster visible from Earth, is another showpiece, while the Eta Carinae region offers one of the richest sections of the Milky Way for binoculars and small telescopes.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 Nov. 2026
Pitti Uomo will be organized around the usual five sections, such as Fantastic Classic, Futuro Maschile, Dynamic Attitude, Superstyling and I Go Out.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of sections

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Headscarves are less conspicuous among women in these fashionable neighborhoods, despite compulsory hijab rules introduced after the revolution established clerical rule.

— CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
The 32805 ZIP code, which includes the Rock Lake, Holden Heights and West Lake neighborhoods, runs along the western border of downtown Orlando, stretching from Colonial Drive south to Interstate 4.

— Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of neighborhoods

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Heder also struggles to convey the complicated dynamics of multi-character expression in tight quarters, which breeds a sameness of style and some sitcom-ish touches.

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
The Dec and Mar quarters should be ok [due to] backorder/channel fill.

— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026

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