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burg

[burg] / bɜrg /
NOUN
city
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But rage spikes in quieter places too, like the Oregon burg where “St. Denis Medical” is set.

From Salon • Feb. 26, 2026

But the Los Angeles County burg is also likely to be the last — for now.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2025

The town is Maplewood, a quaint commuter burg which is home to a number of New York Times employees and, probably not coincidentally, is the subject of frequent coverage in the New York Times.

From Slate • Oct. 27, 2023

One of the earliest proceeded June 11 in Fall City, the unincorporated burg 25 miles east of Seattle.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 14, 2022

There they were welcomed again with joy and renewed hope; for now there were men enough to man both the burg and the barrier wall.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien




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