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Recent Examples of borough
Tennant noted that Hike Clerb will host five activations for their community throughout the summer, each taking place in a different borough of New York to honor the variety of ways to experience the outside.
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Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 2 June 2026
In the borough of Islington, friends Glen Leeson and chef Prince Durairaj opened The Tamil Crown three years ago.
—Laura Manske, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Zepbound injection pen arranged in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Thursday, March 28, 2024.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 28 May 2026
Weaving together an opulence of archival material and smart clip choices, Thompson and his editor Paul Van Dyck proceed chronologically through Lean’s professional and private life, starting with his childhood in the drab South London borough of Croyden with a strict Quaker family.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2026
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Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 2 June 2026
In the borough of Islington, friends Glen Leeson and chef Prince Durairaj opened The Tamil Crown three years ago.
—Laura Manske, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Zepbound injection pen arranged in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Thursday, March 28, 2024.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 28 May 2026
Weaving together an opulence of archival material and smart clip choices, Thompson and his editor Paul Van Dyck proceed chronologically through Lean’s professional and private life, starting with his childhood in the drab South London borough of Croyden with a strict Quaker family.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for borough
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Whether stolen, borrowed, or bought, public trash cans from various cities—New York, Berlin, Rome, and Bolzano—are sparsely distributed across the hall.—
Erika Landström,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Now, events take place in big cities, suburbs and small towns around the world.—
Geoff Mulvihill,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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Buffalo Bill State Park is located in the quaint nearby town of Cody, just a 15-minute drive from Shoshone—sunrise and sunset from the park aren’t to be missed.—
Meghan Palmer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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Picard was stationed at a seaside resort in Bournemouth, a town on England’s south coast, as the weeks ticked down to D-Day.—
Kevin Maurer,
The Atlantic,
6 June 2026
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Other cities and municipalities around Illinois have previously expressed interest in talking to the Bears about a future stadium.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2026
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Some municipalities have responded to these concerns by passing moratoriums that keep data centers out of their community.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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Hyde has McCallany playing Detective Grimes, a haunted investigator descending into the decaying underbelly of a crumbling metropolis while hunting a brutal serial killer.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
1 June 2026
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Transportation will also be a security challenge in the metropolis of nearly 22 million people, according to Teresa Martínez, a professor and researcher at the School of Social Sciences and Government of Tecnológico de Monterrey.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026
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Franchises in other burgs can apparently go weeks, even months, without making headlines about matters other than wins and losses.—
Kevin Sherrington,
Dallas Morning News,
31 Mar. 2026
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But there are a few burgs in America that rise up to and above standard courtesy.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
22 Dec. 2025
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“Borough.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borough. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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