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
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 son of a Nicaraguan diplomat, he set Good Boys in a world he knew well: a posh suburb of Washington, D.C., and an elite high school he called St. Joseph’s Preparatory School for Boys.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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Latin Root "sub" Words
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