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downtowns

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plural of downtown

as in suburbs

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Recent Examples of downtowns Traditional downtowns have really suffered, and these large shopping malls, like The Veranda, Santana Row … Streets of Brentwood … have really done a disservice to downtown districts. — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026

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suburbs

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On that Tuesday in 1976 in Atlanta’s northwestern suburbs, the school celebrated the nation’s upcoming bicentennial.

— Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 7 Oct. 2026
From the interstate to the eastern suburbs, Citrus Heights’ city council hopefuls are focused on Sunrise Mall.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026

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