neighborhood
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He had moved into a mansion in the city’s patrician Nob Hill neighborhood, entertaining an eclectic set of guests who made their way up the home’s steep driveway to enjoy its sweeping views.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
The Spidey Tracker map screen shown in the post-credits tag at first shows the friendly neighborhood hero’s location as being “unknown” at that moment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
For much of my 1980s childhood, McLean Hamlet, a neighborhood in Northern Virginia, was the main stage of my play.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
She remembers when MacArthur Park served as a gathering place for families in the neighborhood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
We know Mom is hiding somewhere in our old neighborhood, but we don’t even have a street name.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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The inspiring tale of a forgotten hero: In 1990, a single dad got fed up with the billboards for cigarettes targeting Chicago’s Black neighborhoods.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026
Still, the frustration is spreading to other Chicago neighborhoods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
“This outcome reflects what we’ve said from the beginning: new technologies thrive in Santa Monica when they’re designed to operate compatibly with the neighborhoods around them.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Landlords would only accept tenants who applied using a broker, which meant many brokers had monopolies on full blocks of apartments, and sometimes whole neighborhoods.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
These neighborhoods are a minefield for people on parole, for a standard condition of parole is a promise not to associate with anyone who has a felony conviction.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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"Familiar Places"
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Cities and Towns
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Unit 20, Lessons 3–4
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