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borough

[bur-oh, buhr-oh] / ˈbɜr oʊ, ˈbʌr oʊ /
NOUN
incorporated municipality smaller than a city
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"It started in this borough with de-industrialisation, de-regulation of the buses, privatisation of life's essentials," he said.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

The marina is part of Waltham Forest borough council, and the Mail reported that he had been registered to vote there.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Her food-distribution company buys fresh stalks from farmers in California and trucks them nearly 3,000 miles to a maze of chilled warehouses in New York City’s Bronx borough.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

They took control of Norwich, Hastings and the London borough of Waltham Forest, as well as winning the mayoral contests in Hackney and Lewisham.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

I don’t say so, but I secretly think that maybe we’re in a borough that doesn’t exist on any map.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman




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