in the neighborhood
idiom
: in the area that is close to something
Is there a grocery store in the neighborhood?
We might as well pay them a visit while we're in the neighborhood.
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Susana Baker, a former South Beach Realtor turned arts journalist, radio host and Miami art tour guide, lives on a hill in the neighborhood of Buena Vista.
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Nicolas Rivero, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
However, all of that production gave the Rantanen camp plenty of ammunition to ask for a contract in the neighborhood of the $112 million, eight-year extension Leon Draisaitl signed in Edmonton in September.
—Chris Johnston, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Officers were alerted just before 5:45 p.m. to a shooting in the 2800 block of Rio Linda Boulevard in the neighborhood, said Officer Anthony Gamble, a spokesperson with the Sacramento Police Department.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 22 Jan. 2025
One day earlier, when evacuation orders in the neighborhood were lifted after more than a week, a line of cars stretched half a mile long north to Mulholland Drive, a California Highway Patrol officer said.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Nicolas Rivero, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
However, all of that production gave the Rantanen camp plenty of ammunition to ask for a contract in the neighborhood of the $112 million, eight-year extension Leon Draisaitl signed in Edmonton in September.
—Chris Johnston, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Officers were alerted just before 5:45 p.m. to a shooting in the 2800 block of Rio Linda Boulevard in the neighborhood, said Officer Anthony Gamble, a spokesperson with the Sacramento Police Department.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 22 Jan. 2025
One day earlier, when evacuation orders in the neighborhood were lifted after more than a week, a line of cars stretched half a mile long north to Mulholland Drive, a California Highway Patrol officer said.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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“In the neighborhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20neighborhood. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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