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Recent Examples of borough
An early Easter morning fire in the New York City borough of Queens killed three people, with fire officials saying there were no working smoke detectors inside the overcrowded home.
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David Chiu, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The lucky ticket was sold at a Speedway in Ozone Park, a neighborhood in the Queens borough of New York City, lottery officials said.
—Don Sweeney, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
The two restaurants combined—Roberta’s and Blanca—caught the wave of the Brooklyn craft movement, where the borough became a cultural force around the world.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2025
One of the bills introduced by Powers, who also is running for Manhattan borough president, slashes the permit length of new sidewalk sheds from one year to just three months.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 27 Mar. 2025
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David Chiu, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The lucky ticket was sold at a Speedway in Ozone Park, a neighborhood in the Queens borough of New York City, lottery officials said.
—Don Sweeney, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
The two restaurants combined—Roberta’s and Blanca—caught the wave of the Brooklyn craft movement, where the borough became a cultural force around the world.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2025
One of the bills introduced by Powers, who also is running for Manhattan borough president, slashes the permit length of new sidewalk sheds from one year to just three months.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for borough
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Police in both Little Rock and North Little Rock will have wider access to flying drones after both cities were awarded state grants this year, although the departments' plans... Subscribe to continue reading, or log in.—
Grant Lancaster,
Arkansas Online,
27 Apr. 2025
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Keep your Hall of Fame career in a strange city and give me the Crawford experience, please.—
Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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Jon Voight has been taking meetings around town with union reps and studio executives to understand the issues plaguing domestic production, Deadline has confirmed.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
2 May 2025
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Howard's Shiner This humble gas station is located on the outskirts of Shiner, Texas, a town known for its namesake Shiner Bock beer crafted by Spoetzl Brewery (true beer enthusiasts will enjoy a brewery tour).—
Cynthia J Drake,
Southern Living,
2 May 2025
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In the municipality of Villa Guerrero in Mexico flower growers and their families grapple with the impact of the toxic chemicals used to cultivate the flowers.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2025
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Last week, a federal judge in California barred the Trump administration from denying or conditioning the use of federal funds to San Francisco and more than a dozen other municipalities that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.—
Jenny Jarvie,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Beijing, a metropolis of 22 million people, has periodically been affected by tremors from earthquakes nearby.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2025
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Some 2,000 years ago, these structures stood in the ancient city of Teos—a thriving metropolis across the sea from Athens.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Mar. 2025
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Funny to see that little burg hit the national news.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
25 Apr. 2025
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Spink believed relocation of some of baseball’s lesser-drawing teams was possible, and there was a vast nation of growing burgs with their arms (and wallets) open.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Borough.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borough. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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