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
This would mean that the borough councillors elected in Newcastle today would only serve half their four-year terms.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
Georgi Stagg, a 70-year-old retiree from the London borough of Lewisham, said her top priorities in local elections are climate change, Palestinians and taxing the wealthy.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
I don’t say so, but I secretly think that maybe we’re in a borough that doesn’t exist on any map.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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