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Recent Examples of borough
One borough over, the Ditmas Park neighborhood of Flatbush, Brooklyn, serves as the Brewers’ fictional home in the series.
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Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025
In fact, many of the New York City borough’s best real estate market moments happened in the final months of the year.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2025
The Knicks and Rangers were blacked out in about half of the city, including their home borough of Manhattan.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 4 Jan. 2025
People walk past an Ulta Beauty store in the Manhattan borough of New York City on March 8, 2022.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
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Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025
In fact, many of the New York City borough’s best real estate market moments happened in the final months of the year.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2025
The Knicks and Rangers were blacked out in about half of the city, including their home borough of Manhattan.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 4 Jan. 2025
People walk past an Ulta Beauty store in the Manhattan borough of New York City on March 8, 2022.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for borough
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Nationwide, state and city officials have been making preparations for the inevitable immigration crackdown.—
Rosa Flores,
CNN,
21 Jan. 2025
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The Bridgerton Concerts by Candlelight event, produced by Netflix, Shondaland and Fever, will be coming to more than 30 new cities, including Seoul, Osaka, Mumbai, and returning to Bath, UK.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2025
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After the reality competition show kicked off its auditions in August 2024, the judges traveled to different corners of the U.S., stopping at cities and towns over several weeks.—
Jackie Tempera,
People.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health said the Israeli military launched attacks on Lebanese citizens on Sunday attempting to enter towns still occupied by Israeli forces.—
Charbel Mallo,
CNN,
26 Jan. 2025
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For example, managing voter registration data for national elections requires reconciling millions of entries across states, municipalities and districts, leaving room for inconsistencies.—
Brian Chidester,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Michael Lawlor, a law professor at the University of New Haven, and other attorneys contend that states and municipalities cannot be compelled to enforce the U.S. immigration laws for the federal government.—
Andrew Brown,
Hartford Courant,
23 Jan. 2025
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Earlier this week, a giant cloud of wildfire smoke from Canada wafted into New York City, Boston, and other eastern metropolises, engulfing skylines and putting millions of people at risk from air pollution.—
Vox Staff,
Vox,
22 Jan. 2025
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As the mayor of America’s largest metropolis, Mr. Adams has a natural interest in developing a working relationship with the man poised to govern the nation.—
Dana Rubinstein,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Most big burgs saw sizable year-over-year jumps in traffic delays last year, with five of them enduring double-digit increases.—
Jim Gorzelany,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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Then, filled with admiration for this person who has turned a simple space into a something transcendental, the patron hires Tóth to oversee construction on a community center in the modest burg of Doylestown, Pennsylvania.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
22 Dec. 2024
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“Borough.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borough. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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