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downtown

[doun-toun] / ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn /


NOUN
business district
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“The best way to ensure a great environment in downtown L.A. is to create what we’re calling a vertical campus,” Gitlin said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Another major public buyer of a downtown office building was Los Angeles County, which in 2024 bought Gas Co.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

President Trump released mock-up video of his presidential library, a gleaming glass tower in downtown Miami.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Smoke’N Ash BBQ – A bit of a trek from downtown, but absolutely worth it.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

They flooded the downtown, but by then the worst was over.

From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis