enclave

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Nob Hill had a reputation as a relatively well-to-do enclave, but here, in its outer reaches, the vacancies were becoming hard to ignore.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Located in lower Laurel Canyon, the three-bedroom estate is tucked away in an exclusive enclave at the base of Mount Olympus.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

Kpler said one tanker called the Skywave bound for China took on oil last week from Iran’s Kharg Island, a small enclave in the Gulf’s far northwest where most of Iran’s crude is shipped.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

She grew up in L.A.’s storied bohemian enclave and music mecca Laurel Canyon — her father, Bob, was a music promoter turned producer, while her mother, Nancy, was a singer and actor.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Outside, the British Colonies of America detached themselves with infinite lumbering care, while within our enclave I thought on nothing that day but my mother.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson