borough
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"It started in this borough with de-industrialisation, de-regulation of the buses, privatisation of life's essentials," he said.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
Her food-distribution company buys fresh stalks from farmers in California and trucks them nearly 3,000 miles to a maze of chilled warehouses in New York City’s Bronx borough.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
In Lambeth, the Greens gained 27 seats, pushing Labour out of power in the borough for the first time since 2006.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
Georgi Stagg, a 70-year-old retiree from the London borough of Lewisham, said her top priorities in local elections are climate change, Palestinians and taxing the wealthy.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Some said, ‘Why should we? It’s the rest of the world that’s moving. Our borough is fixed. Let them leave Manhattan.’
From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
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