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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But Sun Fresh is not the only grocery store in the neighborhood. David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2025 At this point, what started as a throwaway joke has grown into something vaguely earnest — too big to fail and too enmeshed in the neighborhood to be abandoned in good conscience. Nate Rogers, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025 The nurse would also take care of people in the neighborhood. Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2025 Most Chinatown stores in New York City only have one or two months of supplies stockpiled, according to Welcome to Chinatown, a local nonprofit aimed at supporting businesses in the neighborhood. Hannah Lang and Judith Langowski, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in the neighborhood

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“In the neighborhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20neighborhood. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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