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as in district
an area (as of a city) set apart for some purpose or having some special feature
are you familiar with the city's Latino neighborhood?
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as in backyard
an adjoining region or space
we were somewhere in the neighborhood of the Capitol because we could see the dome
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Recent Examples of neighborhood
Walmart has 32 supercenters, eight neighborhood markets and seven Sam’s Clubs in the Charlotte region, and more than 62,000 employees in North Carolina.
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Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2026
All the neighborhood gets together.
—Elle McLogan, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
The shooting took place in the city’s Hazelwood neighborhood.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
Detectives canvassing the neighborhood learned Arechiga had been seen at the residence earlier in the day.
—Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
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The high-profile Artemis 2 mission will be the first to send astronauts to the vicinity of the moon in more than 50 years.—
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But Ruyombo isn’t the only star, because in addition to three blackbacks (mature males that haven’t yet developed their silver hair) in the vicinity, there’s a mother with a two-month-old boy just behind the patriarch.—
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Walsh thinks that if HJR 4209 were to pass, costly lawsuits would follow the loss of Republican districts.—
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The idea is that districts could better coordinate and share some of the more expensive and difficult-to-find resources, such as speech language pathologists or school psychologists.—
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That's a big bite for a town of 1500 with an annual budget of a little over $3 million a year.—
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The neighborhood/area The hotel has a plum position on the Eendrachtsplein, a buzzy town square in the heart of the city with trams, buses, and a metro line connecting it to all corners of town.—
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Whether high winds topple the tree in your backyard or lead to roof damage, your homeowner's policy should cover the damage.—
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This will be the second area visit for de Holanda, who several years performed a private solo concert in the backyard of a Normal Heights fan.—
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However, after a long history of condemning the president and his supporters, Snoop Dogg appeared to change his tune and praised the president in January 2024.—
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Fans looking to tune into the playoff game between the Steelers and the Texans can watch the game on WTAE-TV in the Pittsburgh market and nationally on ESPN.—
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Tributes and messages of condolence have poured in from customers, community members, and fans of the iconic restaurant, many of whom credited Pierce-Sherrod with preserving the spirit and legacy of Harold’s Chicken for future generations.—
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Community development financial institutions are banks, credit unions, loan funds and capital funds that have a mission to provide help to underserved, often low-income or rural, communities.—
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Other cities just added to the tour include Norfolk, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Nashville and Lexington.—
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For months, the council has voted and revoted on paying city staff a competitive salary and opening a position to manage all the infrastructure projects.—
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Simon Hughes went to find out how the village of Asni, where 95 per cent of buildings were destroyed, is trying to rebuild.—
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Moments later, the wave that rockfall generated (a tsunami) washed over the nearby villages of Nuugaatsiaq and Illorsuit.—
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“Neighborhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neighborhood. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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