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downtown

[doun-toun] / ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn /


NOUN
business district
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And for 88 years, Damburger — now operating out of a squat brick-and-mortar restaurant in downtown Redding — has dished out what is, according to its official motto, “the best hamburger by a dam site.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Beginning in June, Reid joined clergy from several Episcopal churches on Chicago’s North Side who began gathering weekly at Federal Plaza downtown to pray.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

The number of apartments in downtown Kansas City doubled over the past decade, with nearly a third of that growth happening since 2020, according to real-estate data firm CoStar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

She used the time to check out downtown Scottsdale and visit her first In-N-Out Burger.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

He seemed about one step away from being one of those loony types who mumbled to themselves on the street downtown.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix