suburban
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“We’re feeling confident,” said Hilton, standing in a suburban stretch of the city.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
Every morning, before the city has fully woken up, men in white caps and shirts arrive at Mumbai's suburban railway stations on bicycles stacked high with lunchboxes.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
The threat hasn’t come from Armageddon, but from friction that resembles a suburban homeowners’ association battle.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
In the 1983 comedy classic National Lampoon’s Vacation, a suburban dad played by Chevy Chase tries to keep up with a Ferrari driven by superstar model Christie Brinkley.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
And as expected, we don’t see the reclusive family next door—the McCrackens—who have probably barricaded themselves inside their suburban fortress upon hearing the news.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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