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suburb

[suhb-urb] / ˈsʌb ɜrb /


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He was arrested in the Kensington suburb of the city on Friday.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

Located on a half-acre of land in a picturesque suburb of Tuscaloosa, the property features ample room for several of Weaver’s former teammates to stop by, should they wish.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

He was then a police officer in a Denver suburb for a decade before serving in the Colorado House.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

But Paxton continues to list the home’s address in the northern Dallas suburb on his voter registration.

From Salon Jul. 7, 2026

He was stuck in a grim Chicago suburb almost as far from an interesting cultural life as Caldwell was.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

But distant suburbs have not been immune to such calamities.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

Since 1998, the Pegulas have also owned a property in the suburbs of Pittsburgh.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

After building many homes in the Houston suburbs, Lorenzo Salgado finally built his own, where he would sit every evening after work, listening to music and petting his dog, Ronaldo Salgado said.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

Over the last decade-plus, the art collective has grown beyond its anything-goes, punk-meets-psychedelic roots into an organization with full-scale, maximalist installations in its hometown, Denver, Las Vegas, Houston and the Dallas suburbs.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

Most black people integrating into white suburbs were moving to places like Bramley and Lombardy East.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah




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