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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Miami Gardens Police released images of dogs in the neighborhood suspected to have been involved in the attack.
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Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
So that's become kind of my go-to, when there's a tired mama in the neighborhood who needs something easy to feed her family.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
Located on the westernmost side of Avondale, the zoo’s footprint in the neighborhood originally spanned 65 acres.
—Leyla Shokoohe, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2025
But for Allen-Green and other community members supporting the project, a major preoccupation this year remains selling the three schools to more families in the neighborhood.
—Mila Koumpilova, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2025
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Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
So that's become kind of my go-to, when there's a tired mama in the neighborhood who needs something easy to feed her family.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
Located on the westernmost side of Avondale, the zoo’s footprint in the neighborhood originally spanned 65 acres.
—Leyla Shokoohe, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2025
But for Allen-Green and other community members supporting the project, a major preoccupation this year remains selling the three schools to more families in the neighborhood.
—Mila Koumpilova, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2025
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“In the neighborhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20neighborhood. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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