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Recent Examples of borough
Stratford is in Newham, an East London borough where poverty is relatively high, and which was renovated for the London 2012 Olymics.
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Robbie Griffiths, NPR, 13 Sep. 2025
After passing the bar, Aidala got his start with the Kings County District Attorney’s Office in Brooklyn prosecuting some of the borough’s worst crimes.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
The deadly shooting occurred on a street in the Brownsville section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn near the 73rd Precinct station house, where the suspect slashed an officer with a knife that authorities said had a 14-inch blade, according to police.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2025
In 30 years of acting onscreen, Winters has tended to personify a particular kind of outer-borough rage.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
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Robbie Griffiths, NPR, 13 Sep. 2025
After passing the bar, Aidala got his start with the Kings County District Attorney’s Office in Brooklyn prosecuting some of the borough’s worst crimes.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
The deadly shooting occurred on a street in the Brownsville section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn near the 73rd Precinct station house, where the suspect slashed an officer with a knife that authorities said had a 14-inch blade, according to police.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2025
In 30 years of acting onscreen, Winters has tended to personify a particular kind of outer-borough rage.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for borough
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New residential property prices fell year-on-year during August in 65 out of 70 cities surveyed by the NBS, data also showed.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
15 Sep. 2025
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In cities such as Los Angeles, Miami, and New York, multilingualism is not an exception but more of a way of life.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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In Wisconsin, small town officials have unilaterally removed drop boxes or rejected voting machines, ignoring state guidance.—
Hannah Fried,
Time,
16 Sep. 2025
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There are many fantastic, atmospheric and snowbound mountain villages and towns to choose from across France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria and Germany to name just the major ski destinations.—
Duncan Madden,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Few municipalities from Key West to Tallahassee better reflect that tug-of-war than Hollywood.—
Jeffrey Steele,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Which Wisconsin municipality saw the biggest population growth since 2020?—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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But Gorman also cautioned that even if the bold ideas put forth by Musk and Bezos are realized fully, with bustling metropolises constructed among the stars, humanity will eventually need to look back toward home.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Forget the opening of the Ohio and Erie Canal, which allowed the budding metropolis to become an industrial center.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
12 Sep. 2025
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Just 1,890 people live in the tiny Midwestern burg, but there must be at least that many guns to go around.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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New faces are finding them, from Bokey locals and folks from outer-burgs like Debary and DeLand to longtime regulars from Kissimmee and Lake Nona.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Borough.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borough. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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