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burg

[burg] / bɜrg /
NOUN
city
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But rage spikes in quieter places too, like the Oregon burg where “St. Denis Medical” is set.

From Salon Feb. 26, 2026

But the Los Angeles County burg is also likely to be the last — for now.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 23, 2025

The town is Maplewood, a quaint commuter burg which is home to a number of New York Times employees and, probably not coincidentally, is the subject of frequent coverage in the New York Times.

From Slate Oct. 27, 2023

One of the earliest proceeded June 11 in Fall City, the unincorporated burg 25 miles east of Seattle.

From Seattle Times Jul. 14, 2022

There they were welcomed again with joy and renewed hope; for now there were men enough to man both the burg and the barrier wall.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien




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