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borough

[bur-oh, buhr-oh] / ˈbɜr oʊ, ˈbʌr oʊ /
NOUN
incorporated municipality smaller than a city
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The pair met again in February in Washington, where the mayor pitched the president on a sweeping federally backed housing project in Trump’s home borough of Queens.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 21, 2026

He told me how he saw the city lights going out borough by borough at the time it happened, just before 10 p.m.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

The company said two of the housing developments still pumping out sewage were in the borough of Barnet, while two were in the borough of Harrow.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens, Councillor Dawn Huggins, said Norman Irwin was held in high esteem across the borough and had taken part in many council events over the years.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

He had lightning eyes, and was not a hero or monster but lived on an island off the coast of Victarea, the hero borough.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore

Counties in this category include the five boroughs of New York, as well as Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties.

From MarketWatch Sep. 14, 2026

The authority will be replaced by the new West Surrey Council in April 2027 following the dissolution of Surrey County Council and its 11 boroughs and districts as part of local government reorganisation.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

Other boroughs, including Kensington and Chelsea—where Harrods is located—said they were unable to provide similar data to Westminster.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

At the same time, rents increased by 10% in both boroughs.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

Puerto Ricans and Latinos from all five boroughs came to pay their respects.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez




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