in the neighborhood
idiom
: in the area that is close to something
Is there a grocery store in the neighborhood?
We might as well pay them a visit while we're in the neighborhood.
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The officer interviewed a resident in the neighborhood who saw the bear enter the suspect’s home.
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Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 28 June 2024
The delivery site was in front of Winn’s residence in the neighborhood cul-de-sac.
—Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2024
In interviews with more than a dozen people who live in the Brooklyn Homes development, many described positive changes in the neighborhood.
—Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2024
And congratulations to the heroic people in the neighborhood who captured him.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 June 2024
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Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 28 June 2024
The delivery site was in front of Winn’s residence in the neighborhood cul-de-sac.
—Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2024
In interviews with more than a dozen people who live in the Brooklyn Homes development, many described positive changes in the neighborhood.
—Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2024
And congratulations to the heroic people in the neighborhood who captured him.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 June 2024
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“In the neighborhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20neighborhood. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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