residential area
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Farther east, debris from an intercepted missile has fallen in a residential area.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Known as Porchfests, this trend involves a community-driven effort to organize and schedule a day of live performances in a residential area, with musicians of all skill levels and genres performing in assigned time slots.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
Ostensibly there to exercise, the women were also carrying a message on their backs -- a call to maintain the "existing residential area" along the Red River.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
The incident has left city officials scratching their heads as to how the creature crossed the 210 Freeway and decided to plop down in a heavily populated residential area surrounded by major streets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
Because Abel had started running an unlicensed business in a residential area, one of the neighbors filed a petition to get rid of us.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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