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downtown

[doun-toun] / ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn /


NOUN
business district
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He was convicted in October 2022 after a lengthy and complex trial in downtown L.A. and sentenced the following April to 11 years.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

In mid-December 2020, federal officials responsible for protecting American elections from fraud converged in a windowless, dim, fortified room at the Justice Department’s downtown Washington, D.C., headquarters.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

The next day, LA Lakers orthopaedic surgeon Steve Lombardo rang McKechnie to apologise and asked if he would see O'Neal the following week, and whether he would come into downtown Vancouver for the consultation.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

About 10 miles from downtown, the roughly 6,800-square-foot home has views of the cityscape, Dry Creek and the mountains around Bogus Basin, according to Eberle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

I had no sense of how long I walked before I realized I’d made it downtown.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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