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neighborly

[nay-ber-lee] / ˈneɪ bər li /


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Before the removal, Adam had voluntarily offered to contribute toward Brian’s expenses as a neighborly gesture, despite believing he had no legal liability.

From MarketWatch ● May 28, 2026

That’s something maybe the mayor would have to put as a moral question to the city, asking New Yorkers to do the neighborly thing: keeping all of our sidewalks and communities clean for everyone else.

From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2026

“The Mary Tyler Moore Show” casts Minneapolis as progressive and neighborly, a bustling metropolis located between stereotypical Midwestern patriarchal stubbornness and a feminist future.

From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2026

Minnesota is a state with a deep history of civic involvement and neighborly collaboration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026

In his words, “One of the great tragedies of man’s long trek along the highway of history has been the limiting of neighborly concern to tribe, race, class or nation.”

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander


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