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vicinities

noun

plural of vicinity

as in neighborhoods

an adjoining region or space there are no hotels in the vicinity of the hospital

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Hebron municipal officials said families had been displaced from nearly 500 apartments in Deir Bahha and surrounding neighborhoods.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Jacaranda trees bloom in purple across the city’s streets and parks, making wandering between neighborhoods in search of milongas (tango dance halls) especially pleasant.

— Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026

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Opposition is slightly higher in rural communities (78%), but 72% of suburbanites agree, along with 69% of urbanites, who are much less likely to face data center construction in their own backyards.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
California does not have a single statewide law specifically prohibiting pet owners from burying domestic animals in their backyards.

— Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026

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