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suburban

[suh-bur-buhn] / səˈbɜr bən /
ADJECTIVE
provincial
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK
Antonyms


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“We cannot afford to let bottlenecks hold back Canadian trade,” Canadian Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon said Friday at a press conference in suburban Vancouver.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

The increasingly extreme merchandise taking over suburban lawns and big-box store entrances is starting to spook some consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

On Monday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, whose net worth hovers around $600 million, ventured to a Cheesecake Factory in suburban Maryland, where he participated in a photoshoot.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

His father had purchased it in 1972, when Altadena was one of the few suburban areas where Black buyers were welcomed, and Ruffin bought the house from them about 25 years ago.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

All this as they dodged and wove their way through suburban gardens.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman


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