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downtown

[doun-toun] / ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn /


NOUN
business district
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Inclusions vary, but the restaurant choices were thankfully better than the options in the downtown Las Vegas all-inclusive I tried last summer.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

A Thousand Oaks location is slated to open this August and stores in Costa Mesa and downtown Los Angeles are planned for 2027.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

“Imposing wages and benefits without bringing business to the table is not reasonable,” said Nella McOsker, president and CEO of the downtown business group Central City Assn., at the council meeting.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

"What a place this is!" he gushed, of Invercargill, excitement bursting out of him like he was in some rooftop bar in downtown Tokyo or a speakeasy in the East Village in New York.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

We turn onto Astor Street, the famous road at the center of our downtown Chicago neighborhood.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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