suburb
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Indeed, he’s a flesh-and-blood character like any other in this playful drama, set in Cranberry, a forgotten frozen suburb of Rochester, N.Y.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
The teenager, who hails from Parisian suburb Sarchelle, has played with freedom and flamboyance to become the fifth youngest man in French Open history to reach the third round.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
In El Alto, a predominantly Indigenous suburb of La Paz and a hotbed of dissent, demonstrators briefly blocked access to the city's main international airport.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Around 10 of these cases are now being reviewed by prosecutors in the Paris suburb of Nanterre.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Paul grew up in a wealthy Quaker family in a New Jersey suburb outside Philadelphia.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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Latin Root "sub" Words
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