downtowns

plural of downtown

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Noun
  • The new tolls are expected to help generate $15 billion to pay for essential repairs and upgrades to the city’s mass transit system and to improve public transportation in the New York suburbs.
    Tracey Tully, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
  • The 8-30g law applies to communities with less than 10% of their housing categorized as affordable; those are typically affluent or middle-class suburbs and small towns.
    Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Downtowns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downtowns. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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