: a region or settlement that lies outside a city and usually beyond its suburbs and that often is inhabited chiefly by well-to-do families
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In many parts of the country, suburbs and exurbs have seen the biggest population gains in the last decade, while inner cities have often lost residents.
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Mira Rojanasakul, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2024
Good, 58, is a former Citibank banker and an athletic fundraiser for his alma mater, Liberty University, a Christian conservative touchstone in a district that stretches east to the Richmond exurbs and south to the North Carolina line.
—Chris Suarez, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
And at the presidential level, there were warning signs for Democrats in the suburbs and exurbs of D.C.
In Prince William and Loudoun counties, Trump improved his standing by nearly 5 points since 2020, while Vice President Harris underperformed 2020 Biden by more than 5 points.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2024
Both parties believe that control of the House of Representatives will be determined in these races, specifically in six that are located in the suburbs and exurbs of New York City.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2024
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Mira Rojanasakul, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2024
Good, 58, is a former Citibank banker and an athletic fundraiser for his alma mater, Liberty University, a Christian conservative touchstone in a district that stretches east to the Richmond exurbs and south to the North Carolina line.
—Chris Suarez, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
And at the presidential level, there were warning signs for Democrats in the suburbs and exurbs of D.C.
In Prince William and Loudoun counties, Trump improved his standing by nearly 5 points since 2020, while Vice President Harris underperformed 2020 Biden by more than 5 points.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2024
Both parties believe that control of the House of Representatives will be determined in these races, specifically in six that are located in the suburbs and exurbs of New York City.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Exurb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exurb. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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