as in town
an community near a larger city
a small suburb outside of Dallas
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About 63,000 of Erie Family Health Centers’ 95,000 patients are on Medicaid, said Dr. Caroline Hoke, chief clinical officer at Erie, which has locations in Chicago and the north suburbs.
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Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
The shooting happened at 6:20 a.m. Thursday, March 6, at a home in the Houston suburb of La Porte, KTRK reported.
—Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2025
The western suburbs are getting a trifecta of restaurants.
—Max Scheinblum, The Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2025
Or the northern Denver suburbs that make up the Colorado Eighth, where Republican Rep. Gabe Evans won by about 2,500 votes.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
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Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
The shooting happened at 6:20 a.m. Thursday, March 6, at a home in the Houston suburb of La Porte, KTRK reported.
—Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2025
The western suburbs are getting a trifecta of restaurants.
—Max Scheinblum, The Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2025
Or the northern Denver suburbs that make up the Colorado Eighth, where Republican Rep. Gabe Evans won by about 2,500 votes.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Suburb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suburb. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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