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This sporty gastropub in the ‘burbs touts a $10 Cam’s Cheeseburger (regularly $20) all day Monday, a half-pound custom blend with American cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle and AP sauce with a separate drink purchase.
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Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 22 May 2026
In recent months, several businesses in the city and burbs have been hit by various crews going after the gaming slots.
—Jermont Terry, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
Is the new arena just gonna be a big corporate box in the ’burbs?
—Christian Clark, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Yang went so far as to urge anyone in mid-career management, particularly those who own homes in the affluent burbs of Silicon Valley or Westchester County, New York to put there house up for sale now, to avoid the mad scramble once the labor apocalypse hits.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 19 Feb. 2026
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Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 22 May 2026
In recent months, several businesses in the city and burbs have been hit by various crews going after the gaming slots.
—Jermont Terry, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
Is the new arena just gonna be a big corporate box in the ’burbs?
—Christian Clark, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Yang went so far as to urge anyone in mid-career management, particularly those who own homes in the affluent burbs of Silicon Valley or Westchester County, New York to put there house up for sale now, to avoid the mad scramble once the labor apocalypse hits.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 19 Feb. 2026
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“Burb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burb. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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burb
noun
: suburb sense 2
—usually used in plural
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