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suburb

[suhb-urb] / ˈsʌb ɜrb /


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Elsewhere, new listings of luxury homes rose the most year over year in the Detroit suburb of Warren, Mich., followed by Columbus, Ohio.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 9, 2026

The family of the 18-month-old frantically called police after they found him face down in the pool at a home in the Phoenix-area suburb of Gilbert on 8 February.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2026

But Paxton continues to list the home’s address in the northern Dallas suburb on his voter registration.

From Salon • Jul. 7, 2026

Yet in an interview at his home in this Washington suburb, Mr. Meese argues that you don’t have to be conservative to be an originalist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

Her application listed her name, Oleksandra Wojcik, her age, nineteen, her address in a working-class suburb.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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