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exurbs

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plural of exurb

as in suburbs

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Temperatures will fall into the upper 30s around Philadelphia, with lower to mid 30s possible in some of the colder northern and western suburbs.

— Bill Kelly, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Above Atlanta’s suburbs, Edwards and others were stuck for at least an hour.

— Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

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The installation will include about 100 postcards by the Postbox Ghana collective depicting tropical modernist architectural buildings in cities such as Accra, Kumasi and Takoradi.

— Gameli Hamelo, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
The town was named in the top 75 safest midsize cities in the country, according to a SmartAsset study earlier this year.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

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For guests staying longer, the hotel can arrange activities including truffle hunts, seasonal wine harvest experiences, and tours of nearby towns and historical sites.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
From there, class strikes, blockades and demonstrations spread to other Paris suburbs and then nationwide, even in smaller towns.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

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