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
However, the Conservatives have run the borough council since 2018 and strengthened their hold by taking majority control in 2022 which was the last time the whole borough was up for election.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
They took control of Norwich, Hastings and the London borough of Waltham Forest, as well as winning the mayoral contests in Hackney and Lewisham.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
I think the soaked concrete of the borough must smell a little of Venice, or what I imagine of Venice, a redolence consumptive, intestinal.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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