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downtown

[doun-toun] / ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn /


NOUN
business district
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The guilty verdict against Gene Atkins was delivered Tuesday in a downtown courtroom.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

The neighborhood is close to downtown and Johns Hopkins Hospital, where Miller works, and to subway, light-rail and train stations.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

Paramedics responded to a 911 call regarding a reported cardiac arrest at an apartment complex, Judson Mill Lofts west of downtown Greenville, at approximately 1:51 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

The wreck in the Danube was reportedly discovered on 2 August, when a passersby reported part of the motorcycle protruding from the rocks on the riverbank in downtown Budapest.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

They flew downstairs, made a sharp left, and charged toward downtown, running through the rain.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

Public officials like the win-win: It addresses both their housing shortages and the overhang of empty office space plaguing downtowns.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

In addition, “many condo buildings are located in urban downtowns, which are less attractive than they used to be for people who now work from home at least part-time,” the paper reported.

From MarketWatch Jan. 14, 2026

"Carriers really appreciate Freightera's reliable demand for service, which has grown every year consistently, right through Covid, the inflation afterwards and the current freight recession, one of the largest running freight downtowns," he says.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2025

Residential property prices far away from downtowns increased faster than property prices downtown.

From Slate Jan. 6, 2025

I’m holed up in one of Tokyo’s dozen downtowns, registered under a false name at this hotel.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu




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