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Recent Examples of barrio
Their continued refusal to erect a memorial to the barrios upon which Dodger Stadium was built contradicts the spirit of a city that wants to grapple with all of its history, comfortable and not.
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
Even though there were Mexicans already here, a lot of the refugees ended up becoming the first barrios, especially in L.A., Texas, around Arizona, around the Southwest.
—Caterina Barbera Kipreos, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2024
Benny is a once-in-a-lifetime icon who has inspired people from all walks of life, from the barrio to Hollywood studios.
—Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 10 Oct. 2024
At the Jewish new year, a tour of a historic and humble barrio
On a drizzly day last week, ahead of Sheinbaum's inauguration and the start of the Jewish new year, historian Vania Martínez began a tour of the barrio in front of the synagogue, Monte Sinaí, which opened in 1923.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
Even though there were Mexicans already here, a lot of the refugees ended up becoming the first barrios, especially in L.A., Texas, around Arizona, around the Southwest.
—Caterina Barbera Kipreos, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2024
Benny is a once-in-a-lifetime icon who has inspired people from all walks of life, from the barrio to Hollywood studios.
—Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 10 Oct. 2024
At the Jewish new year, a tour of a historic and humble barrio
On a drizzly day last week, ahead of Sheinbaum's inauguration and the start of the Jewish new year, historian Vania Martínez began a tour of the barrio in front of the synagogue, Monte Sinaí, which opened in 1923.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barrio
Noun
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The second phase involves talks over an agreement for the full withdrawal of Israeli troops from the enclave.—
Tala Ramadan and Nayera Abdallah,
USA TODAY,
14 Mar. 2025
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While the exact details of the Pace-Sotheby’s deal remain unconfirmed, discussions between the two companies have been occurring on and off since the pandemic, when both concurrently followed their clients to the tony enclaves of East Hampton and Palm Beach.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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Sharing a name with the residential district in London where Grande reportedly lived while filming Wicked in 2023, the track is widely believed to be written about the Oscar nominee’s split from ex-husband Dalton Gomez.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
10 Apr. 2025
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Part of the whimsical display included pieces upholstered with Hemispheres Collection textiles in Milan’s evocative Cinque Vie district.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Officers picked up a child answering to Dylan in the Lykins neighborhood of east Kansas City around 6 p.m., near the intersection of Independence and Drury avenues, according to a KCPD spokesperson.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
15 Apr. 2025
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Rubble littered a street as rescuers carried one person away from the site, which the rebels said was a ceramics factory in the Bani Matar neighborhood of Sanaa, the capital.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Foose gave the classic Chrysler a modern suspension, dropped a new Hellcat Hemi engine under the hood, and everything mechanically is brand new.—
Kristin Shaw,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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All my phases and influences were there too: raver, goth-lite, sporty, hood and hippie.—
Julissa James,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Thanks everyone for reading, and especially to all of you who argued your favorite team’s case in a way that made the comment section slightly less of a trainwreck than other comment sections.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Instagram comment sections are flooded with hearts and flowers; the media memorializes a tragedy.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Barrio.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barrio. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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