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At the Jewish new year, a tour of a historic and humble barrio
On a drizzly day last week, ahead of Sheinbaum's inauguration and the start of the Jewish new year, historian Vania Martínez began a tour of the barrio in front of the synagogue, Monte Sinaí, which opened in 1923.
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Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
The 1995 telenovela starring Thalia and Fernando Colunga tells the story of a young, uneducated girl who lives with her godmother in the barrios of Mexico City and works in a landfill.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2024
These images introduced a way of life to people beyond the barrios.
—Rebecca Senf, The Conversation, 13 Sep. 2024
Raised in Pedregal — the same low-income and working-class barrio in Medallo that my parents migrated from — historically known as violent and unsafe, Castro’s pride in making it out comes as no surprise.
—Ashley Garcia Lezcano, refinery29.com, 9 May 2024
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Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
The 1995 telenovela starring Thalia and Fernando Colunga tells the story of a young, uneducated girl who lives with her godmother in the barrios of Mexico City and works in a landfill.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2024
These images introduced a way of life to people beyond the barrios.
—Rebecca Senf, The Conversation, 13 Sep. 2024
Raised in Pedregal — the same low-income and working-class barrio in Medallo that my parents migrated from — historically known as violent and unsafe, Castro’s pride in making it out comes as no surprise.
—Ashley Garcia Lezcano, refinery29.com, 9 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barrio
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Since then, more than 46,000 people have been killed in Gaza, according to Palestinian health officials, with much of the enclave laid to waste and gripped by a humanitarian crisis, with most of its population displaced.Maayan Lubell and Nidal al-Mughrabi, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
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Yet even lifelong residents were shocked at the speed and scale of the blazes that erupted on Tuesday, first in the tony coastal enclave of Pacific Palisades; then in Eaton Canyon, near Altadena; and to the north, around the area of Sylmar.Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2025
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Russian film director Sergei Eisenstein's 1936 film Battleship Potemkin, widely regarded as a cinematic masterpiece, made the Potemkin Steps that descend into the port district an icon of film history.Michael Robinson Chávez, NPR, 6 Jan. 2025
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According to Lugo, the district was unaware of the investigation involving Rafols until Homestead police alerted school police just before his arrest.Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
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It was posted long enough for screenshots to speed through neighbors’ text message chains and for the text to be copied onto neighborhood Ring camera chat groups and the Watch Duty app.Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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Wildfires have ravaged the Pacific Palisades neighborhood west of downtown amid powerful winds and an overtaxed water supply.Isaiah Murtaugh, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
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The moment an unwitting Labrador tried to enter his owner's car through the hood rather than the open door at the back has gone viral, leading to jokes about the breed's IQ.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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The gown’s neckline transitioned into a hood that Sánchez delicately placed on her head to show off her new honey-blonde highlights.Charna Flam, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
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An analysis of satellite images by Microsoft offered a glimpse of the devastation in one section of Pacific Palisades, a wealthy neighborhood between Malibu and Santa Monica.Leanne Abraham, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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In the same section just 18 rows down, one available ticket costs $200.Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Barrio.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barrio. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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