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neighborhood

[ney-ber-hood] / ˈneɪ bərˌhʊd /


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Even your own boring neighborhood feels realer if it appears in a movie, as if its existence had been confirmed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

In Carmichael, we lived in a tract house in a nice neighborhood, but we were the only Black kids in town.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Stephen suggested Kie-Gol-Lanee, our neighborhood Oaxacan restaurant, where the mole is rich, the tamarind margaritas are dangerous and the frijoles arrive with a bowl of chips that seem to disappear on their own.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Nina Royal, 83, who lives in Los Angeles and is a community advocate for her Tujunga neighborhood, voted for Hilton, saying that he understands California’s problems.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

While my dad goes off to a work meeting, Mami, Abuela, and I stroll around the neighborhood.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar




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