borough
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According to the Economist, white 16-year-olds in one London borough had worse test results “than do black 16-year-olds in any London borough.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
These include dedicated community growing officers in every borough and embedding food growing into future health and planning strategies.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
"He leaves a lasting legacy in the borough he was so proud to have grown up in, and to represent."
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
State Assembly member Claire Valdez beat Brooklyn’s borough president for a newly open House seat.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
“I know, but the story won’t make any sense to me if I don’t know what a borough is.”
From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
At the same time, rents increased by 10% in both boroughs.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
New York City added more than 1.33 million residents between 1900 and 1910—the most people for any decade, ever, aside from when the city’s boroughs were knitted together in their current form.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Rent-stabilised buildings will be eligible for the rent freeze across all five of the city's boroughs between October 2026 and September 2027.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
The inquiry said London would provide "a different context because of its scale and complexity", as it has multiple boroughs and overlapping systems.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
The apartment became a little city with naturally separate habitats, her own private boroughs, and mine.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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