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borough

[bur-oh, buhr-oh] / ˈbɜr oʊ, ˈbʌr oʊ /
NOUN
incorporated municipality smaller than a city
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State Assembly member Claire Valdez beat Brooklyn’s borough president for a newly open House seat.

From Slate • Jun. 24, 2026

The scale-up plan involves rolling out static facial recognition across central London and having drone coverage in every London borough in a year's time, the Met said in a press release.

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

Julius Randle is headed back to New York, although he will be playing in a different borough this time around.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

He won in every borough in the city region, including in Wigan, where the Makerfield constituency sits.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

They were Brooklyn migratory workers following seasonal work from one part of the borough to the other.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith




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