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Recent Examples of borough
The borough president’s support is also One45’s first formal vote of confidence since a previous iteration of the plan infamously fell apart in 2022.
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Téa Kvetenadze, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025
Empty shelves of eggs are seen in a supermarket in the Manhattan borough of New York City on Feb. 20, 2025.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025
New York City Mayor Eric Adams attends an event at the NYPD's 40th precinct, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, in the Bronx borough of New York.
—Anthony Izaguirre, arkansasonline.com, 21 Feb. 2025
In the borough of New York—away from the rigidity of the traditional school—is a micro-school that is reconceptualizing the education model.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
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Téa Kvetenadze, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025
Empty shelves of eggs are seen in a supermarket in the Manhattan borough of New York City on Feb. 20, 2025.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025
New York City Mayor Eric Adams attends an event at the NYPD's 40th precinct, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, in the Bronx borough of New York.
—Anthony Izaguirre, arkansasonline.com, 21 Feb. 2025
In the borough of New York—away from the rigidity of the traditional school—is a micro-school that is reconceptualizing the education model.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for borough
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The band will play a total of 21 cities, including first-ever performances in Nashville, St. Louis, Baltimore, Montreal and Detroit, as well as multiple shows in Chicago, Dallas, Phoneix, San Jose and Miami.—
Leila Cobo,
Billboard,
10 Mar. 2025
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Nor does the league want to give up a potential expansion city like Nashville or Portland, Ore., or Salt Lake City.—
Evan Drellich,
The Athletic,
10 Mar. 2025
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Much of the impact on education, human services and town aid has been mitigated with $2.8 billion in emergency federal COVID aid the state received in 2021, funds that could be spent outside budget cap constraints.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2025
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Amagansett is a quaint 6.6 square-mile hamlet that is part of the larger town of East Hampton.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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According to the state’s distressed municipalities map, several rural towns in Connecticut with populations of less than 20,000 people are listed as being environmental justice communities.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2025
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The recent wave of criminalizing homelessness stems directly from the U.S. Supreme Court decision Grants Pass v. Johnson, a June ruling that allows municipalities to fine or arrest people experiencing homelessness for sleeping outside, even when no shelter is available.—
Bonnie Kahn Ognisanti,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Mar. 2025
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As mayor of Davao City, a metropolis of 1.5 million people on the southern island of Mindanao, Duterte built a national reputation over two decades for his no-nonsense approach to crime.—
Kathleen Magramo,
CNN,
11 Mar. 2025
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In previous research Blaser and his colleagues sampled rural and urban homes in South American locations ranging from a small village in the remote Amazon to the bustling metropolis of Manaus, Brazil.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
27 Feb. 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 23 Mar. 2025.
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