burg

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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

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

The former timber and mining burg of Index, roughly 60 miles northeast of Seattle, once welcomed such pass-through traffic along its few unpretentious blocks via a 10-mile winding road from Gold Bar.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 2, 2022

After all, the Kings County burg is 100 miles from the Pacific Ocean.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2021

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