barrios

noun

plural of barrio
as in ghettos

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  1. districts
  2. enclaves
  3. sections
  4. neighborhoods
  5. hoods
  6. quarters
Noun
  • Also in play is whether Democrats, who tried to redraw districts in Virginia to their advantage but were rebuffed by the state supreme court, can pick candidates who can defeat Republicans in the fall.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Start dates are below for a non-comprehensive list of public school districts in the Little Rock metropolitan area, along with some of the region's larger open-enrollment charter schools and private schools.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of districts
Noun
  • Coastal and upscale enclaves such as Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Laguna Beach and Berkeley top the ‘least affordable’ list, where buyers often need more than 14 years of income.
    — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
  • For travelers, the very best islands to visit are idyllic enclaves where time slows and worries disappear, all stressors abandoned on the mainland.
    — Skyli Alvarez, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026
Definition of enclaves
Noun
  • The Georgia Department of Transportation has planned back-to-back closures this weekend and next on different sections of the busy Atlanta interstate, requiring detours and causing significant delays.
    — Sara Gregory, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
  • The image above shows pinkish-orange guano staining large sections of some of the Danger Islands, Heroína Island and Beagle Island.
    — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of sections
Noun
  • Brownsville and other nearby unincorporated communities in Miami-Dade County are now exploring becoming a city – something Kilpatrick said is necessary now more than ever as neighborhoods are under the threat of gentrification.
    — Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
  • In the past Abbott has said that data centers should be barred from rural neighborhoods.
    — Mary Ella Hastings July 29, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 July 2026
Definition of neighborhoods
Noun
  • In that incident, teens dressed head-to-toe in black — some wearing hoods and masks — were seen throwing punches and hurling chairs as innocent bystanders sought safety.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026
  • Water rose over the hoods of vehicles parked near the river at the Comfort RV Resort.
    — Jesse Bedayn, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2026
Definition of hoods
Noun
  • Investors also need several quarters in which expectations are realistic, and the operating explanation does not change each time results disappoint.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • That has been a consistent source of upside in recent quarters, and analysts are expecting that beat-and-raise dynamic to continue this time around.
    — Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of quarters
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