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downtowns

noun

plural of downtown

as in suburbs

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Recent Examples of downtowns Traditional downtowns have really suffered, and these large shopping malls, like The Veranda, Santana Row … Streets of Brentwood … have really done a disservice to downtown districts. — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026

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suburbs

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An elementary school teacher in the Philadelphia suburbs has been arrested and charged with manufacturing child pornography, federal officials said.

— Laura Fay, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Just three suburbs — Elk Grove Village, Northlake and Franklin Park — cut the valuation of data center property by $2 billion, shifting that burden to other taxpayers.

— David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

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