downtown
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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
In Noblesville, Ind., where the White River flows through the city’s downtown, more than 550 residential units were affected by the flood, said Mayor Chris Jensen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 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
The longest unfinished stretch is the eight miles from Elysian Park through downtown to Maywood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
“When the weather was clear,” one Washington Emergency Services staffer reported, “the road up to the mountain looked like downtown Seattle at rush hour.”
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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
“I am in the downtowns of every major city in the world running conferences and events just like this,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
"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
Advocates for flagging downtowns would like to change the rules to make it easier to convert office buildings into apartments.
From Slate ● Feb. 28, 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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