borough
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Residents of the south-west London borough have easy access to central London and strolls along the Thames on their doorstep, as well as boutiques, cafes and opportunities to spot roaming deer in their local parks.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
If you buy it in an outer London borough like Sutton, it costs £1.35.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
For now, though, in a rainy borough reachable only by plane or boat, the double-Dan debacle is all anyone can think about.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
Kemp also campaigned with residents in July against a new car park that the borough council sought to build next to Harding's Pits.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
I had divided Harmonee into three boroughs, or neighborhoods: the hero borough, the monster borough and the regular borough for all the regular people.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
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The son of a slumlord coming from the outer boroughs, he was starting with two strikes against him when he attempted to make a jump into Manhattan’s high society.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
Rikers, which sits on the East River between the Bronx and Queens boroughs, primarily holds people who are awaiting trial in New York, as was the case for disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
Tens of thousands of runners fill the streets with spectators cheering them on in each of the city’s boroughs during the annual New York City Marathon, taking place on Nov. 1.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Counties in this category include the five boroughs of New York, as well as Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
I had divided Harmonee into three boroughs, or neighborhoods: the hero borough, the monster borough and the regular borough for all the regular people.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
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