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neighborhood

[nay-ber-hood] / ˈneɪ bərˌhʊd /


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They set out with maps and lists, as Sharron navigated their silver VW SUV from address to address in a well-heeled Lawrence neighborhood.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

“Seeing somebody from your background having a position like that, to me it’s amazing,” Nolasco said after talking with Luna outside a taqueria in the neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

A resident who allegedly fed a coyote in Atwater Village for months may now face a criminal charge after a toddler was bitten in the neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

But under U.S. tax law, most of this 30-acre neighborhood is classified as an “economically distressed” community.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

And according to many Black women in the neighborhood, he’s very handsome.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

But after tenant advocates warned that rent-controlled apartments would be demolished and homeowners complained that density threatened historic neighborhoods, Bass restricted the locations eligible for the program.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

Numerous cities and neighborhoods offer places to remember, in festive ways, loved ones who have passed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026

Millions of Jews arrived from Eastern Europe beginning in the 1880s, often settling in neighborhoods with little open space and scant money to spend on recreation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Imagine calculating the shortest route between two neighborhoods in the Mumbai suburbs.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

I even cross the train tracks, to the neighborhoods that used to be inside the ghetto, where new people are moving in, where there might be new shops that want help.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron


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