suburban

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One potential snag: companies want to put driverless taxis in highly profitable, densely populated urban areas; many politicians want them in suburban and rural areas, to compensate for public-transport gaps.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

One of them, a 69-year-old retired pharmaceutical microbiologist from Maryland named Robert Gerber, told me he once sold Florsheims at a suburban mall while attending college at Drexel University.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

Over time, those markings were replaced with a unique alphanumeric code system, while deliveries came to rely on bicycles, motorbikes and Mumbai's suburban train network.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

“Its association with Hollywood, which is what most people probably think of as ‘the industry’ in L.A., has probably obscured the manufacturing presence, along with L.A.’s suburban image,” Westwick said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Anvil reporter Elizabeth Tornquist asked white shoppers at a suburban mall what they thought of the boycott.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson