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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During the first week of the search, the New York Post reported that one of Guthrie’s neighbors had alerted police to the presence, in the neighborhood, in January, of an unmarked white van.
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Paige Williams, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
There is also a Neighbors app that people in the neighborhood use as a social media platform to discuss community happenings as well as crime and safety.
—Liz Kreutz, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
Many of the challenges the city faces as a whole can be found in the neighborhood.
—Kynala Phillips, jsonline.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Earlier in 2024, Aritzia opened a 25,000-square-foot SoHo flagship, which replaced an existing store in the neighborhood.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
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Paige Williams, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
There is also a Neighbors app that people in the neighborhood use as a social media platform to discuss community happenings as well as crime and safety.
—Liz Kreutz, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
Many of the challenges the city faces as a whole can be found in the neighborhood.
—Kynala Phillips, jsonline.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Earlier in 2024, Aritzia opened a 25,000-square-foot SoHo flagship, which replaced an existing store in the neighborhood.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
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“In the neighborhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20neighborhood. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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