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borough

[bur-oh, buhr-oh] / ˈbɜr oʊ, ˈbʌr oʊ /
NOUN
incorporated municipality smaller than a city
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Mid and East Antrim Borough Council approved plans which would transform the former Swift complex at the waterfront in the town last month.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Born and raised in Taiwan, Cheng is the former chair of the speech, communication and theatre arts department at Borough of Manhattan Community College.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Reform UK has gained control of Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council in an historic night for the party in Staffordshire.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

In April, Bresnahan announced the launch of the coalition and that it would be chaired by two local politicians, former Nanticoke mayor and current City Council President Joseph Dougherty and Jessup Borough Councilman Jeff Castellani.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

‘You had the wind in your face,’ a Sixth Borough councilman suggested, offering a towel for the jumper’s foot.

From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer




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