suburb
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An AFP photographer saw two apartments damaged in a building on a narrow street, and traffic congestion as residents tried to leave the suburb while the Lebanese army deployed to the area.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
In Lima's suburb of San Juan de Lurigancho, dusty hilltop neighbourhoods sprawl precariously down the slopes.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
Newcomer Yui Suzuki stars as Fuki, who lives in a nondescript Tokyo suburb in 1987.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
Sausalito has since transformed from hippie backwater to high-end suburb, but the club maintains an air of salty informality.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Violet lived in a suburb that was a few hundred miles away from my suburb, so while we drove we had a little time to talk before we got to the party.
From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson
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Latin Root "sub" Words
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