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borough

[bur-oh, buhr-oh] / ˈbɜr oʊ, ˈbʌr oʊ /
NOUN
incorporated municipality smaller than a city
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A spokesperson said: "We are very proud to have two parks in Darlington with Green Flag status, especially when taking into account the size of the borough."

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

Just a few days after the incidents in Clapham, London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan announced he would fund at least one late night youth club for every borough.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

The New York City borough of Brooklyn is often portrayed with nostalgia.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

State Assembly member Claire Valdez beat Brooklyn’s borough president for a newly open House seat.

From Slate Jun. 24, 2026

Because what was so inspiring about the leap was not how the jumper got from one borough to the other, but how he stayed between them for so long.”

From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer

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

Rent-stabilised buildings will be eligible for the rent freeze across all five of the city's boroughs between October 2026 and September 2027.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

For a few hours Saturday night, the usual boundaries between neighborhoods, boroughs and even state lines seemed to disappear.

From Salon Jun. 14, 2026

Take your pick of restaurants spread across the outer boroughs, but Samarkand Nights is a wise place to start.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

Puerto Ricans and Latinos from all five boroughs came to pay their respects.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez




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