borough
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El Issaoui reeled off the names of multiple gangs which he said were dotted across the borough.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
We will continue with our patrols across the borough following these reports, so if you have any concerns or questions then please take the time to speak to our officers.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
He says on the doorstep, voters are telling him "they're fed up with the crime, disorder. This borough is crime-ridden. It's soaked in crime."
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
The pair met again in February in Washington, where the mayor pitched the president on a sweeping federally backed housing project in Trump’s home borough of Queens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
He is a demolition expert and the Barracks was the local name for Barrington Heights, the tallest tower block in our South London borough.
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
While an increasing number of London boroughs have seen council tax on a Band D property rise above the £2,000 mark, in Wandsworth, council tax on an average Band D property is currently £1,020.35.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Counties in this category include the five boroughs of New York, as well as Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
Other boroughs, including Kensington and Chelsea—where Harrods is located—said they were unable to provide similar data to Westminster.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
More than two million people across Greater Manchester's 10 boroughs were eligible to vote in the mayoral contest but turnout was just under 25%.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
I had divided Harmonee into three boroughs, or neighborhoods: the hero borough, the monster borough and the regular borough for all the regular people.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
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