borough
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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
Reform is also investigating two councillors who represent the party in the London borough of Hounslow.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
El Issaoui reeled off the names of multiple gangs which he said were dotted across the borough.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
We will continue with our patrols across the borough following these reports, so if you have any concerns or questions then please take the time to speak to our officers.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
We went over the part of the bridge that wasn’t in any borough, and I turned around and watched the buildings get smaller.
From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
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The course, which spans the city’s five boroughs, kicks off on Staten Island.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
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
Counties in this category include the five boroughs of New York, as well as Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
And nowhere in America was such a single temple potential available as in New York’s five boroughs.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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