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burgs

noun

plural of burg

as in cities

a thickly settled, highly populated area moved from a small town into a much bigger burg

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Recent Examples of burgs That’s when the pop-up Pound4Pound Grilled Burgers typically arrives to grill up some fabulous-looking ‘burgs. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026 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 New faces are finding them, from Bokey locals and folks from outer-burgs like Debary and DeLand to longtime regulars from Kissimmee and Lake Nona. — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025 The North Shore Scenic Drive stretches along the shore from Canal Park in Duluth, Minnesota, through lovely burgs and placid woodlands and onto to the international border at Grand Portage. — Josh Max, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025

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In major Canadian cities, anywhere from 78% to as much as 90% of crime guns recovered came from or were smuggled in from the United States, the ATF says.

— Mark Morales, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
Then, as deregulation and contraction brought cost-cutting, more stations farmed out traffic coverage to the point that large numbers of radio stations get reports from people not even in their cities.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of cities

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But Duff and Maroney said more action is needed and promised to introduce additional legislation in 2027 to regulate the technology, the benefits of which towns continue to debate.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2026
Known for its ultra-premium real estate market and close proximity to Boston, Weston, Massachusetts, stands as one of the most exclusive and expensive towns in the state.

— Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of towns

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Copenhagen topped the Economist Intelligence Unit’s ranking of the world’s most livable cities for the second year in a row, though Chinese metropolises made the largest gains.

— Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 8 July 2026
The party often endorses the same candidates as the DSA and is readying to target more mayoral offices in the country’s biggest metropolises this fall and in 2028.

— Matt Brown, Fortune, 20 June 2026

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