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ghetto

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as in hood

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All of the plumbing, as well as the kitchen hoods, had to be replaced, among other things.

— Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
Meanwhile, Perry matched her daughter in an adult-sized version of the same hood and a gray Hello Kitty sweatshirt.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 7 Nov. 2026

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In a welcome sign of positive change in the barrio, a new branch of Javier Bonet’s super-cool Sala de Despiece restaurant is imminent.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Jonás Cuarón arrives for a second time to SXSW on Tuesday with his latest feature film Campeón Gabacho, based on the 2015 Aura Xilonen novel about a young man who crosses the Rio Grande after a harsh reality in Mexico to face a wild life in a New York City Latino barrio.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2026

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As the story goes, the resort’s roots go back to 1967, when real estate developer Donald Soffer drew his vision for an upscale residential enclave on the back of a cocktail napkin.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2026
Long history Netanyahu’s coalition has overseen Israel’s devastating three-year war in the Palestinian enclave of Gaza, which has killed tens of thousands, and a yearslong campaign of settler violence in the occupied West Bank.

— Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026

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In the short term, the blow to many districts could be severe.

— Brian Mann, NPR, 6 Nov. 2026
Incumbents were kicked off the ballot, decided not to run or ran for another position in four districts, guaranteeing newcomers in districts 1B, 6B, 8B and 9A at minimum.

— Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026

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San Francisco residents turned out Saturday for the city's first neighborhood sandbag giveaway, part of an effort to protect homes and businesses ahead of what could be a record-setting El Niño winter.

— Da Lin, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
The musicians and their audiences were not always considerate of the neighbors in the largely residential neighborhood.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026

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The backstory The resort sits on a section of land that was once part of Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole’s estate, known in Hawaiian as Pua Leilani.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Nov. 2026
Sixty-plus acres were sold to the home builder Pulte, and that section was annexed by Fort Worth last year, leaving a remaining 36 acres under the sole jurisdiction of the county for now.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2026

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