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neighborhood

[ney-ber-hood] / ˈneɪ bərˌhʊd /


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Driving around the Aetna neighborhood on a recent afternoon, Wiseman pointed to the plots he helped clear—and the two- or three-bedroom homes that have been fixed up nearby.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

After a few blocks on Reseda, Papas turned back into the neighborhood centered around Etiwanda and started tracing loops across the blocks.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

The clearest evidence came one late-summer afternoon, when several weeks of bad weather produced a scheduling anomaly: two neighborhood farmers markets on the same day.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

More than half of the Aedes albopictus pupae recorded in Baltimore were in a single low-income neighborhood.

From Slate Aug. 4, 2026

Up and down the Barteljorisstraat, shop owners were out on the sidewalk; there was an unaccustomed neighborhood feel as advice, rolls of adhesive, and tales of the night’s terror passed from door to door.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Wealthier neighborhoods tend to have better-managed green space, with the leafy parts of trees growing far above lawns or planted flowers.

From Slate Aug. 4, 2026

The associations that care for the common spaces in many neighborhoods and condos typically pool money from dues and special assessments to cover operating costs.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

When challenged on TV in 2021 to back up his claims, he responded: “Go for a walk in the neighborhoods where I grew up.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

Meanwhile, stations near wealthier neighborhoods, downtown areas, highway on-ramps and airports are sometimes more expensive.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

I wonder how many other neighborhoods are without electricity right now.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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