borough
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The Republican president, who was born in the New York City borough of Queens, has had a difficult relationship with his heavily Democratic hometown.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Ruth Messinger, the former Manhattan borough president and a Jewish progressive icon, called Lander a man of integrity and is backing him.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
"For a council that describes itself as a smarter, greener, fairer borough, it's just absurd that we've got something that generates so much CO2," he said.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 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
He had lightning eyes, and was not a hero or monster but lived on an island off the coast of Victarea, the hero borough.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
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