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Recent Examples of exurb
Many of its workers live in D.C.'s surrounding suburbs and exurbs.
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Andrew Solender, Axios, 8 Mar. 2025
Trump also prevailed in New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District, taking in the southwestern New York City suburbs and exurbs, which has been represented by Kean since January 2023.
—David Mark, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Feb. 2025
Zoom in: According to an Urban Institute analysis, that criteria could likely metro Atlanta suburbs and exurbs — areas which would likely favor highway and major roadway widening or construction.
—Kristal Dixon, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
Some suburbs and exurbs such as Dayton and Lonsdale have seen a sharp uptick in residential construction despite rising costs and a tough financing environment, as did part of St. Paul’s West Seventh Street neighborhood.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2025
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Andrew Solender, Axios, 8 Mar. 2025
Trump also prevailed in New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District, taking in the southwestern New York City suburbs and exurbs, which has been represented by Kean since January 2023.
—David Mark, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Feb. 2025
Zoom in: According to an Urban Institute analysis, that criteria could likely metro Atlanta suburbs and exurbs — areas which would likely favor highway and major roadway widening or construction.
—Kristal Dixon, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
Some suburbs and exurbs such as Dayton and Lonsdale have seen a sharp uptick in residential construction despite rising costs and a tough financing environment, as did part of St. Paul’s West Seventh Street neighborhood.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exurb
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The university is about a 90-minute drive away in Pittsford, N.Y., a surrounding suburb of Rochester.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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Affected areas span the region, encompassing suburbs north, south and east of the city.—
Jamie Gold,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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This time, however, the twists and turns don’t take place in suburbia, but in the picturesque south of Italy.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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But the Defender is overpriced and an inefficient inner city and suburbia dweller.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
27 Apr. 2025
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Four other escapees have also been captured within New Orleans city limits and are now being held at the maximum security Louisiana State Penitentiary, according to the state Department of Public Safety and Corrections.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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That led to a protracted fight with some of the hotels, the county and the state attorney general regarding how much say city leaders should have over vouchers.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 May 2025
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Best places to retire: Lawrence The ultimate college town of Lawrence is 45 minutes west of Kansas City, and hosts 97,000 residents.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2025
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Located in the Czech town of Brnenec, nearly 100 miles southeast of Prague, the Museum of Survivors held its grand opening on May 10, just after the 80th anniversary of World War II’s end in Europe on May 8, 1945.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 May 2025
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There’s the mix of distinctive scenery, from the French Quarter to the swamps to deserts, lakes and cities that can stand in for other more expensive metropolises from New York to Taipei.—
Stuart Miller,
Variety,
13 May 2025
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Land subsidence risk to infrastructure in US metropolises.—
Li Cohen
May 8,
CBS News,
8 May 2025
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“Exurb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exurb. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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