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exurb

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as in suburb

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Recent Examples of exurb What made Walmart choose this particular exurb outside Dallas for a major store opening and author event? — John Hope Bryant, Time, 28 May 2026 Tucked amid the rolling hills of Solano County, halfway between San Francisco and Sacramento, this working-class exurb of roughly 103,000 residents has a reputation for being family-oriented, affordable and inclusive. — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2026 Two candidates are competing to become the next mayor of Grain Valley, the fast-growing exurb on the eastern end of the Kansas City Metro. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026 The urge to tame big corporate landlords is bubbling over among locals in woodsy Paulding County, Georgia, an Atlanta exurb where church steeples and old graveyards punctuate the rolling hills, and an 18-foot fiberglass Wonder Woman waves at drivers. — Bloomberg, Oc Register, 10 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for exurb

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Set the scene Hellerup is an affluent seaside suburb, a 10-minute cab ride or 30-minute train ride away from the city center, filled with posh homes with neat gardens.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
Based on an original idea by Brad Ingelsby, Task is set in the working-class suburbs outside of Philadelphia.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of suburb

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Boston community and city leaders say new safety measures are rolling out this week, after recent alarming violence in Downtown Boston around Boston Common and Downtown Crossing.

— Tammy Mutasa, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
For decades Memphis, the most populous city in Shelby County, formed the base of its own congressional district.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

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Across town in Buckhead, 70-year-old Scott Toberman spends five days a week chasing pickleballs across the court, often competing against opponents decades younger.

— Nancy Badertscher, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Drones struck the nearby town of Al-Burj Al-Shamali, which was subsequently hit by a strike from a fighter jet, NNA said on Thursday, adding that people were seen fleeing toward Tyre.

— Todd Symons, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

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Before New York became a sprawling metropolis, its rolling hills, deep valleys, and tidal salt marshes were part of a larger estuarine ecosystem that was home to countless flora and fauna.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 30 July 2026
The French maison just opened a new spa in Venice at Hotel Cipriani last week, marking the first time the house has made its wellness practices in the Italian metropolis a permanent experience.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 27 July 2026

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