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Lidl And Aldi: Americans Search For Discount Stores Little wonder then that German discounter Lidl is set to open a store in Brooklyn on May 23 after earlier this year opening at the borough’s Gateway Center.
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Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The Roots, Soccer Mommy, Big Freedia, Camilo, Bob Sinclair, Hurray for the Riff Raff, and more lead this year’s Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage with more than 70 shows in 13 parks across all five boroughs.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2025
The cancellation was confirmed on Sunday (April 6) in a message on X by the Miguel Hidalgo mayor’s office, the borough where the event venue is located.
—Natalia Cano, Billboard, 6 Apr. 2025
There are 32 Community Education Councils across the five boroughs, as well as four citywide councils: On high schools, English Language Learners, special education, and District 75 for students with more serious disabilities.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2025
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Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The Roots, Soccer Mommy, Big Freedia, Camilo, Bob Sinclair, Hurray for the Riff Raff, and more lead this year’s Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage with more than 70 shows in 13 parks across all five boroughs.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2025
The cancellation was confirmed on Sunday (April 6) in a message on X by the Miguel Hidalgo mayor’s office, the borough where the event venue is located.
—Natalia Cano, Billboard, 6 Apr. 2025
There are 32 Community Education Councils across the five boroughs, as well as four citywide councils: On high schools, English Language Learners, special education, and District 75 for students with more serious disabilities.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for borough
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In every city studied, at least 20% of the urban area is sinking – and in 25 of 28 cities, at least 65% is sinking.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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The Charlotte Observer reached out to a city spokesperson to offer city officials a chance to comment on the allegations in the post, but did not receive any comment Thursday.—
Nora O’Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
9 May 2025
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That December saw the launch of an Air Algerie flight between Paris and the oasis town of Djanet.—
Angela Dansby,
CNN Money,
14 May 2025
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Listen to this article WASHINGTON — Israel Vail’s entire life in the small western Guatemalan town of Cajolá is built off the money that his three children send home from the United States.—
Fatima Hussein,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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But during a House Rules Committee meeting Monday to advance the measure, Democrats noted that schools, libraries and municipalities would bear the costs of updating textbooks, signs and other materials.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
8 May 2025
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Creditors, including landlords, suppliers, and municipalities involved in opioid litigation, are expected to receive partial payments as assets are liquidated.—
Dan Cody,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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There’s the mix of distinctive scenery, from the French Quarter to the swamps to deserts, lakes and cities that can stand in for other more expensive metropolises from New York to Taipei.—
Stuart Miller,
Variety,
13 May 2025
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Land subsidence risk to infrastructure in US metropolises.—
Li Cohen
May 8,
CBS News,
8 May 2025
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Funny to see that little burg hit the national news.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
25 Apr. 2025
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Spink believed relocation of some of baseball’s lesser-drawing teams was possible, and there was a vast nation of growing burgs with their arms (and wallets) open.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Borough.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borough. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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