as in town
an community near a larger city
a small suburb outside of Dallas
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In scramble to flip another district blue, Democrats hope Rep. Kevin Kiley is too MAGA for Sacramento suburbs.
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Christian Orozco, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
Another video depicted mail-in ballots being destroyed in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, a key battleground suburb.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
Dearborn has the highest percentage of Arab Americans among all cities in the United States and more than 80 protests have been held in the Detroit suburb over the past year in support of Palestinians, Lebanon and Yemen.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 2 Nov. 2024
Kushner set up Affinity Partners in the Miami suburb of Sunny Isles Beach in January 2021, the same month his father-in-law left the White House and settled at Mar-a-Lago.
—Giacomo Tognini, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Christian Orozco, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
Another video depicted mail-in ballots being destroyed in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, a key battleground suburb.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
Dearborn has the highest percentage of Arab Americans among all cities in the United States and more than 80 protests have been held in the Detroit suburb over the past year in support of Palestinians, Lebanon and Yemen.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 2 Nov. 2024
Kushner set up Affinity Partners in the Miami suburb of Sunny Isles Beach in January 2021, the same month his father-in-law left the White House and settled at Mar-a-Lago.
—Giacomo Tognini, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Suburb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suburb. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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