borough

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Port Vale is not named after a specific town or borough like most clubs, with Burslem one of six towns that form part of the city of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Youth orchestras in each borough appear to be a fanciful suggestion.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Located in the borough of Queens, LaGuardia is the third-busiest airport serving New York, handling 33.5 million passengers in 2024, according to port authority figures.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Located in the New York borough of Queens, LaGuardia is New York's third-busiest airport, serving 33.5 million passengers in 2024, according to port authority figures.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

Evidently some wild wag of an oculist set them there to fatten his practice in the borough of Queens, and then sank down himself into eternal blindness or forgot them and moved away.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald