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suburban

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


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There’s now a push to place smaller battery systems, typically up to 5 megawatts, in urban and suburban areas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

For years, he’d been a classroom science teacher in suburban San Diego County, and now, with that chapter behind him, the trees have become his life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

This organic anger bubbling up across rural and suburban parts of the state has changed the terms of the race between Abbott and Hinojosa, Davis said.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026

Three people have died and two others taken to hospital after a news helicopter crashed in suburban Los Angeles while reporting on a deadly bus crash, authorities have said.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

He was a compliant Catholic schoolboy who sold furniture at a department store to help pay for college before taking a job at a suburban high school.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove



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