as in outskirts
the districts adjacent to a city
the migration of families to suburbia and the resulting disintegration of inner-city neighborhoods
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For non-white suburbanites, their arrival in suburbia was the culmination of years of civil rights struggle and a racial achievement not to be taken lightly.
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Becky Nicolaides / Made By History, TIME, 15 Aug. 2024
Lawrence Levy, a Hofstra professor who studies political trends in suburbia, called the verdict in the 3rd Congressional District a canary in the coal mine for Republican chances in November.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2024
Paradise Is Burning, acquired from Italian firm Intra Movies, is a coming of age drama about the complexities of society and family in the Swedish suburbia.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 18 July 2024
Indeed, most economic and population growth in the United States have been concentrated in suburbia.
—Sandy Hornick, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2011
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Becky Nicolaides / Made By History, TIME, 15 Aug. 2024
Lawrence Levy, a Hofstra professor who studies political trends in suburbia, called the verdict in the 3rd Congressional District a canary in the coal mine for Republican chances in November.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2024
Paradise Is Burning, acquired from Italian firm Intra Movies, is a coming of age drama about the complexities of society and family in the Swedish suburbia.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 18 July 2024
Indeed, most economic and population growth in the United States have been concentrated in suburbia.
—Sandy Hornick, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2011
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“Suburbia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suburbia. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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