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downtown

[doun-toun] / ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn /


NOUN
business district
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Downtown is incredibly walkable, and the neighborhoods reward curiosity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

She served as executive editor of ASU’s Downtown Devil for over three years while also contributing to PBS NewsHour West, The State Press, and Blaze Radio.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

Supported by a $2.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, the project was carried out over six years at UB's South and Downtown campuses.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

Figures include a contribution from the acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings that Universal’s Virgin Music Group completed in February.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Downtown, white people wore suits and white shirts to jobs in offices and stores.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers




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