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Recent Examples of borough
One borough over, the Ditmas Park neighborhood of Flatbush, Brooklyn, serves as the Brewers’ fictional home in the series.
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Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025
In fact, many of the New York City borough’s best real estate market moments happened in the final months of the year.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2025
The Knicks and Rangers were blacked out in about half of the city, including their home borough of Manhattan.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 4 Jan. 2025
People walk past an Ulta Beauty store in the Manhattan borough of New York City on March 8, 2022.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
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Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025
In fact, many of the New York City borough’s best real estate market moments happened in the final months of the year.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2025
The Knicks and Rangers were blacked out in about half of the city, including their home borough of Manhattan.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 4 Jan. 2025
People walk past an Ulta Beauty store in the Manhattan borough of New York City on March 8, 2022.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for borough
Noun
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Nationwide, state and city officials have been making preparations for the inevitable immigration crackdown.—
Rosa Flores,
CNN,
21 Jan. 2025
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California California’s largest cities, Los Angeles and San Francisco, have branded themselves as sanctuary cities for immigrants.—
Annabella Rosciglione,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Jan. 2025
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This season, Juan moves from Colombia to join his fiancée Jessica, their baby son and soon-to-be stepsons in a sleepy town in Wyoming.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
14 Jan. 2025
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What fictional town does Pretty Little Liars take place in?—
Alex Vance,
Parents,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Presently, there are 38 municipalities in the state of Indiana that have approved a 1% tax, Olthoff said.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Jan. 2025
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However, those orders could include other municipalities and neighborhoods over the next few days depending on the need, a law enforcement source tells Deadline.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
9 Jan. 2025
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What’s more - the metropolis wasn’t built with megafires from a new geologic era whipped by hurricane-force winds in mind, either.—
Eric Mack,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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Photos by Jun Michael Park The Afar guide to Busan Seoul may glitter with K-pop and Gangnam style, but Korea’s second-largest metropolis sparkles in its own way.—
Peggy Orenstein,
AFAR Media,
6 Jan. 2025
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Most big burgs saw sizable year-over-year jumps in traffic delays last year, with five of them enduring double-digit increases.—
Jim Gorzelany,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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Then, filled with admiration for this person who has turned a simple space into a something transcendental, the patron hires Tóth to oversee construction on a community center in the modest burg of Doylestown, Pennsylvania.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
22 Dec. 2024
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“Borough.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borough. Accessed 25 Jan. 2025.
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