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borough

[bur-oh, buhr-oh] / ˈbɜr oʊ, ˈbʌr oʊ /
NOUN
incorporated municipality smaller than a city
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The borough has not updated its local plan, which guides new development, since 1999, prompting intervention, external from the housing minister last month.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Leigh Day is now bringing a civil legal claim on behalf of 10 families against the trust which ran the school and the London borough of Waltham Forest.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

A spokesperson said it was "proud" of the awards and the achievement for such a small borough.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

According to the Economist, white 16-year-olds in one London borough had worse test results “than do black 16-year-olds in any London borough.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

When the woman who’s the borough president announced that the city was sponsoring a street fair on 145th Street, I saw a chance to cheer Peaches up.

From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers

At the same time, rents increased by 10% in both boroughs.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

"Some London boroughs really are trying to re-invest in youth work, but that's difficult because some of the youth clubs have been sold off and also the youth workers have been made redundant," she says.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

"We want the GLA to implement Right to Grow within its food and housing policies so it's easier for boroughs to sign on to the framework," she said.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

New York City added more than 1.33 million residents between 1900 and 1910—the most people for any decade, ever, aside from when the city’s boroughs were knitted together in their current form.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

There was a ripped one in New York that, judging from the location of the hole in the wall, was one of the five boroughs of New York City.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green




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