barrios

plural of barrio

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Noun
  • Residents in southeastern districts adjacent to the facility awoke to thick columns of black smoke rising above the city skyline, while local environmental authorities advised city residents to limit time outdoors amid concerns over air quality.
    Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • Two districts, Ann Arbor Public Schools and Monroe Public Schools, are being investigated for allegedly allowing biological males to compete against girls.
    Ryan Morik OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • Farther south, the Christian village of Ain Ebel is one of a few enclaves in Lebanon's border area where residents have remained during the war.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 June 2026
  • Few coastal enclaves command the historic prestige of Coronado, the San Diego Bay peninsula where pristine sands meet Gilded Age legacy.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • These proteins stick to sections of DNA (typically close to the target gene) and recruit the polymerase enzyme to make an mRNA copy.
    Philip Ball, Quanta Magazine, 18 June 2026
  • The movement has accelerated over the last decade, with some sections now slipping several feet a year toward the Pacific.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • Studies have found residents living near greened lots reported a reduction in feelings of depression, while neighborhoods below the poverty line saw a decrease in gun violence, according to PHS.
    Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 17 June 2026
  • During the surge, convoys of agents in unmarked SUVs traveled through neighborhoods, at times banging down doors, waiting outside schools and demanding residents produce proof of citizenship.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • Police said dozens of people climbed onto a row of school buses parked in Times Square after shuttling fans to the World Cup in New Jersey, then ripped off hoods and smashed windshields before igniting one of the buses.
    Christina Fan, CBS News, 14 June 2026
  • Many of the other buses’ hoods, if not completely torn off, could be seen propped open.
    Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026
Noun
  • Buyers get an original piece of art for four quarters.
    Ray Campos, CBS News, 20 June 2026
  • By 2020, three quarters of our membership was made up of hybrid fashion programs, not just straightforward fashion design and catwalk.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
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“Barrios.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barrios. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.

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