in the neighborhood
idiom
: in the area that is close to something
Is there a grocery store in the neighborhood?
We might as well pay them a visit while we're in the neighborhood.
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The incident occurred Saturday night as a man was walking his pitbull, Gigi, in the neighborhood of the Oakridge Mobile Home Park near Foothill and Glenoaks boulevards.
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024
Social media videos of the crash showed the plane spiraling out of the sky before hitting the ground as people in the neighborhood shouted in fear.
—Anneclaire Stapleton, CNN, 9 Aug. 2024
On Sunday, Nura and her children joined residents in clearing up the damage in the neighborhood.
—Helena Skinner, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2024
Although the proposal champions offering 20% affordable housing, the current neighborhood community commercial zoning normally requires residential developments to be 100% affordable housing, leaving questions about who would benefit in the neighborhood.
—Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2024
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024
Social media videos of the crash showed the plane spiraling out of the sky before hitting the ground as people in the neighborhood shouted in fear.
—Anneclaire Stapleton, CNN, 9 Aug. 2024
On Sunday, Nura and her children joined residents in clearing up the damage in the neighborhood.
—Helena Skinner, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2024
Although the proposal champions offering 20% affordable housing, the current neighborhood community commercial zoning normally requires residential developments to be 100% affordable housing, leaving questions about who would benefit in the neighborhood.
—Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2024
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“In the neighborhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20neighborhood. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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