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downtown

[doun-toun] / ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn /


NOUN
business district
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Franca keeping its lights on is just as important for downtowners, who have had reason to wonder if their neighborhood will remain a vital place to go out at night.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2025

Now the restaurant has become the epicenter of stylish downtowners coming uptown for opulent dinners where the restaurant’s regulars—older, well-dressed, celebratory—are part of the draw.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

Other downtowners searched for food like post-apocalyptic survivalists, hoarding whatever they could find — cheap Chinese, bad pizza — on food runs to civilization.

From New York Times • Nov. 7, 2012

We live about 20 miles out, but we are very enthusiastic downtowners.

From Southern Living • May 14, 2012

The Big Red Machine of the '70s had so many great hitters that it could afford to hide Rose behind downtowners like Bench, Foster, Perez and Morgan.

From Time Magazine Archive




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