suburb
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An AFP photographer saw two apartments damaged in a building on a narrow street, and traffic congestion as residents tried to leave the suburb while the Lebanese army deployed to the area.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
A parrot is being blamed for causing hundreds of pounds worth of damage to cars in an Inverness suburb.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
The detached house in Baillieston, a residential suburb in the east of Glasgow, would be valued in excess of £380,000.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
I live in a suburb of Boston that’s super expensive.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
We had left the downtown section and seemed to be headed west toward the suburb of Scheveningen.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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Latin Root "sub" Words
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