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Recent Examples of exurb
The district, which stretches from the central Virginia exurbs of Washington to the Blue Ridge Mountains, voted against Trump by 2 points in 2016 and 7 points in 2020.
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Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
On Sunday, Donald Trump visited and briefly worked at a McDonald’s franchise in Bucks County, Pa., an exurb of Philadelphia.
—Ryan Ellis, National Review, 22 Oct. 2024
Unlike the vast, remote deserts of Arizona, where migrants have died in significant numbers for years, the area experiencing this spike in deaths is relatively small, hemmed in by highways and the western exurbs of El Paso.
—David Noriega, NBC News, 18 Oct. 2024
The surprise came in the Midwest and Sunbelt, which saw a massive jump in exclusive zip codes — found in their urban centers, close-in suburbs, and fringe exurbs — in just a few years.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 18 Oct. 2024
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Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
On Sunday, Donald Trump visited and briefly worked at a McDonald’s franchise in Bucks County, Pa., an exurb of Philadelphia.
—Ryan Ellis, National Review, 22 Oct. 2024
Unlike the vast, remote deserts of Arizona, where migrants have died in significant numbers for years, the area experiencing this spike in deaths is relatively small, hemmed in by highways and the western exurbs of El Paso.
—David Noriega, NBC News, 18 Oct. 2024
The surprise came in the Midwest and Sunbelt, which saw a massive jump in exclusive zip codes — found in their urban centers, close-in suburbs, and fringe exurbs — in just a few years.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 18 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exurb
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For Harris, who was raised in the nearby Maryland suburbs and has been a lifelong fan of the three-time Super Bowl-winning organization, the Landover location might be the only option if ownership seeks quick action.Ben Standig, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
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And in fast-growing suburbs like Waukee and Ankeny, the only single-family homes available are newer and more expensive than neighboring cities' more affordable older homes.Linh Ta, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
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This icy-cold (in more ways than one) Ang Lee period piece perfectly depicts the disassociation and isolation inherent in 1970s affluent suburbia (in this case, New Canaan, Conn.).Gwen Ihnat, EW.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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From suburbia, springs the surreal Burton grew up in Burbank, California, a land of eternal sunshine.Tacita Quinn, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
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With visitors flocking to Riverside for the annual Festival of Lights, city officials are warning people to be on the lookout for fake QR codes posted by scammers at parking pay stations.Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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As such, narratives published in the magazine presented towns under British control, such as Ipoh, as modern and progressive, while neighboring cities like Bangkok in Siam or Palembang in the Dutch East Indies were depicted as disorderly, dirty, unsafe, and disgusting.H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 22 Dec. 2024
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The exterior takes us instantly back to the beach houses that dot Florida’s Emerald Coast and family vacations in Panhandle towns like Grayton Beach and Seaside.Miles Walls, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2024
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Plus, as is Karlovy Vary tradition, the stars came out to the Czech spa town.Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
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Here a book worth considering is ‘From third world to first’ - Lee Kwan Yew's first person story of transforming Singapore from a pestilential swamp into a metropolis.Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Dynamic, diverse, and ever-evolving, these bustling metropolises are the new frontier for true travelers.Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Exurb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exurb. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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