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Recent Examples of borough
The airport opened to commercial traffic in 1939 and is located in the New York City borough of Queens, some 9 miles from Manhattan.
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Philip Marcelo, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
LaGuardia, named after Depression-era Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, opened to commercial traffic in 1939 and is located in the New York City borough of Queens, some 9 miles (14 kilometers) from Manhattan.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Berlin’s premises in the Marzahn neighborhood, where the brand relocated a decade ago from the original headquarters in the Mitte borough, production is vertically integrated and entirely handled in-house, with about 200,000 pair of frames manufactured a year.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 20 Mar. 2026
By probing deeper into outer-borough New York and its agrarian history, White complicates our traditional understanding of slavery as rural and southern, showing how memories of that peculiar institution shape contemporary urban life as well.
—Omari Weekes, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
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Philip Marcelo, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
LaGuardia, named after Depression-era Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, opened to commercial traffic in 1939 and is located in the New York City borough of Queens, some 9 miles (14 kilometers) from Manhattan.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Berlin’s premises in the Marzahn neighborhood, where the brand relocated a decade ago from the original headquarters in the Mitte borough, production is vertically integrated and entirely handled in-house, with about 200,000 pair of frames manufactured a year.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 20 Mar. 2026
By probing deeper into outer-borough New York and its agrarian history, White complicates our traditional understanding of slavery as rural and southern, showing how memories of that peculiar institution shape contemporary urban life as well.
—Omari Weekes, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for borough
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The two cities say the rules could significantly reduce revenue from card rooms, which are a major source of funding for local government services, according to ABC News.—
Amanda Greenwood,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Kuwait’s Al Salmi tanker was attacked at the port connected to the United Arab Emirates city better known as a destination for influencers, Reuters and The New York Times reported.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Begin with a night in Drake Bay, the remote gateway town to Corcovado National Park.—
Meghan Palmer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Mar. 2026
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Organizers said two-thirds of the participants who signed up lived outside big cities, a 40% increase over last time in those from suburban, small town and rural addresses.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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During a special legislative session, the governor was authorized to consolidate neighboring municipalities whose combined population reached at least 15,000, creating a first-class city.—
Elijah Winkler,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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If signed, municipalities retain some say, with provisions allowing cities to stop plans that present deleterious environmental impacts, health and safety risks, or undue burden on infrastructure like sewer or water.—
Mark Dee
March 28,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Mar. 2026
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The Maryland metropolis had a 10 percent increase in private-jet departures from February 14 to March 22, according to date from business aviation analysis firm WingX; the Big Easy, meanwhile, saw 11 percent more private planes hit the skies in the same period.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
30 Mar. 2026
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In the gourmand's metropolis of Montreal, one of the best ways to fill the time between meals is to go shopping.—
Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 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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Its city and school budgets are balanced and the burg generally is well run.—
John Seiler,
Oc Register,
26 Nov. 2025
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“Borough.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borough. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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