district

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Established in 2005, it owns the Empire State Building and London's Shard, the Canary Wharf district and high-end department store Harrods.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

"Just as cherry blossoms bloom when spring approaches, the Miyako Odori is a spring tradition in Kyoto," Kyoko Sugiura, head of the Yasaka Nyokoba Gakuen, a school for geishas in Kyoto's Gion district, told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The National Capital Planning Commission went ahead with the vote because a district judge’s ruling Tuesday affects construction activities, commission spokesperson said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

"The difference between now and 10 years ago is like night and day,", said Tin Oo, a motorbike taxi driver in Yangon's industrial district of Hlaing Tharyar.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Then he gave me the sack of gunpowder that he had acquired in exchange for the kingfisher feathers and walked into the spicers’ district with his arms joyously spread.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri