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suburbia

[suh-bur-bee-uh] / səˈbɜr bi ə /






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“You might all of a sudden find yourself in suburbia and there is no one that you know or who looks like you,” she said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

Even if suburbia isn’t the same stronghold for the retailer as it once was, it’s still generating interest.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

The name Gunningham first emerged in what declared to be a world exclusive by The Mail in 2008, describing him as "a former public schoolboy brought up in middle-class suburbia".

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

His television and film work often examined the secrets, sometimes disturbing, of suburbia and small-town America.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

I send James on the first run—a five-stop cockroach-part-of-town circle—and then I set myself up for a trip through pastel suburbia.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King