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Recent Examples of borough
An early Easter morning fire in the New York City borough of Queens killed three people, with fire officials saying there were no working smoke detectors inside the overcrowded home.
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David Chiu, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The lucky ticket was sold at a Speedway in Ozone Park, a neighborhood in the Queens borough of New York City, lottery officials said.
—Don Sweeney, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
The two restaurants combined—Roberta’s and Blanca—caught the wave of the Brooklyn craft movement, where the borough became a cultural force around the world.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2025
One of the bills introduced by Powers, who also is running for Manhattan borough president, slashes the permit length of new sidewalk sheds from one year to just three months.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 27 Mar. 2025
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David Chiu, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The lucky ticket was sold at a Speedway in Ozone Park, a neighborhood in the Queens borough of New York City, lottery officials said.
—Don Sweeney, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
The two restaurants combined—Roberta’s and Blanca—caught the wave of the Brooklyn craft movement, where the borough became a cultural force around the world.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2025
One of the bills introduced by Powers, who also is running for Manhattan borough president, slashes the permit length of new sidewalk sheds from one year to just three months.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for borough
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In a live-and-let-live city that likes to signal its virtues, can empathy and stricter law enforcement go hand-in-hand?—
Jason Motlagh,
Rolling Stone,
27 Apr. 2025
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What to know about ticket sales and prices in different cities Tickets initially went on sale for Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter and Rodeo Chitlin' Circuit Tour in February.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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With brick sidewalks and boutiques housed in historic buildings, this town provides a true glimpse into the past.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
20 Apr. 2025
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That number is quickly dwindling due to depopulation—some towns have not experienced a birth in more than a decade.—
Asia London Palomba,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Apr. 2025
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In the municipality of Villa Guerrero in Mexico flower growers and their families grapple with the impact of the toxic chemicals used to cultivate the flowers.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2025
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Last week, a federal judge in California barred the Trump administration from denying or conditioning the use of federal funds to San Francisco and more than a dozen other municipalities that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.—
Jenny Jarvie,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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In those nine minutes of footage, the camera meanders through an optimistic, dynamic metropolis where new technologies breed new visions and big plans.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
18 Apr. 2025
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The city, a boomtown in the last decade thanks to the explosion of wealth generated by its homegrown tech industry, has struggled more than almost any other US metropolis to rebound after the Covid-19 pandemic.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2025
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Funny to see that little burg hit the national news.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
25 Apr. 2025
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Spink believed relocation of some of baseball’s lesser-drawing teams was possible, and there was a vast nation of growing burgs with their arms (and wallets) open.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Borough.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borough. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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