borough
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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
Clarke spoke of a need for barriers along the road, adding that the borough council had called for the road to be blocked off to traffic.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
Quirk, who is already a Brentwood borough councillor, told BBC Essex presenter Sonia Watson people were disappointed with the Tories' tenure on the county council, including their record on increasing council tax and on potholes.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
All 10 city, county, district and borough councils in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent are due to be abolished and replaced with new unitary authorities.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
A man phoned his local police station in the Bronx, a New York City borough, certain the invaders were bombing New Jersey because he saw the smoke from his roof.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
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