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borough

[bur-oh, buhr-oh] / ˈbɜr oʊ, ˈbʌr oʊ /
NOUN
incorporated municipality smaller than a city
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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

But, he feels comforted knowing that the building will be used to cater for children with some of the most complex needs in the borough.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 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

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

When my grandparents moved to the United States, in the 1950s, the South Bronx had already begun its transformation from a majority Jewish borough to one dominated by blacks and Latinos.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore




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