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moved from a small town into a much bigger burg
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Straddling the Missouri River, the burgs called Kansas City are known for a lot of things.
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Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
State of play: Boutique hotels, scene-y restaurants and multimillion-dollar homes are becoming the norm in the once-sleepy burg on the Delaware River.
—Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
Cottonwood Not long ago, Cottonwood was a sleepy little burg with much of its small downtown sitting vacant.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 29 Sep. 2024
Brownsville A stone's throw from the New Hampshire border in southeast Vermont, Brownsville is a tiny burg that boasts two covered bridges and a wealth of natural beauty.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2024
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Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
State of play: Boutique hotels, scene-y restaurants and multimillion-dollar homes are becoming the norm in the once-sleepy burg on the Delaware River.
—Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
Cottonwood Not long ago, Cottonwood was a sleepy little burg with much of its small downtown sitting vacant.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 29 Sep. 2024
Brownsville A stone's throw from the New Hampshire border in southeast Vermont, Brownsville is a tiny burg that boasts two covered bridges and a wealth of natural beauty.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2024
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“Burg.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burg. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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burg
noun1
: a fortress or walled town in the Middle Ages
2
: city sense 1, town
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