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an community near a larger city
a small suburb outside of Dallas
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Recent Examples of suburbs
In the decades since his death, King was honored on nearly 1,000 streets in cities, towns and suburbs across the country, and a few in foreign lands.
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Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Urban centers like Detroit and its suburbs expect continued growth in prices and heightened demand.
—Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
Mull was born here (to a carpenter dad and actress mom) before moving to the Cleveland suburbs.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Urban centers like Detroit and the surrounding suburbs remain hot spots, attracting families and professionals seeking a balance between suburban comfort and urban amenities.
—Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
His latest single is a pairing with 2023 CMT Next Women of Country class member and native of Charlotte's northern suburbs, Carter Faith.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 23 Dec. 2024
While residents of wealthy Baltimore suburbs supported this policy, residents living amid hazardous levels of water and air pollutants felt forgotten.
—Larkin Gallup, Baltimore Sun, 21 Dec. 2024
These include politically independent wealthy suburbs that reject affordable housing while benefitting from being near a city, and excessive procedural and regulatory delays that inhibit development.
—Richard McGahey, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Cooney represents the 56th district of the state Senate, covering parts of the City of Rochester, the Town of Brighton, and the western suburbs of Monroe County.
—Jeremy Cooney, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Urban centers like Detroit and its suburbs expect continued growth in prices and heightened demand.
—Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
Mull was born here (to a carpenter dad and actress mom) before moving to the Cleveland suburbs.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Urban centers like Detroit and the surrounding suburbs remain hot spots, attracting families and professionals seeking a balance between suburban comfort and urban amenities.
—Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
His latest single is a pairing with 2023 CMT Next Women of Country class member and native of Charlotte's northern suburbs, Carter Faith.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 23 Dec. 2024
While residents of wealthy Baltimore suburbs supported this policy, residents living amid hazardous levels of water and air pollutants felt forgotten.
—Larkin Gallup, Baltimore Sun, 21 Dec. 2024
These include politically independent wealthy suburbs that reject affordable housing while benefitting from being near a city, and excessive procedural and regulatory delays that inhibit development.
—Richard McGahey, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Cooney represents the 56th district of the state Senate, covering parts of the City of Rochester, the Town of Brighton, and the western suburbs of Monroe County.
—Jeremy Cooney, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Suburbs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suburbs. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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