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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Pacific Palisades neighborhoods were closed to the public for months after a January firestorm devastated the community, but since its recent reopening, there have been sightings of a new, disturbing visitor in the neighborhood: disaster tourists.
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Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
Even a whisper of a potential operation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in the neighborhood can have an impact, Rodriguez said.
—Norma Galeana, CNN Money, 4 July 2025
That new owner is Todd Moore, who is familiar with doing business in the neighborhood as the owner of Taj, 811 E. Market St.
Garage Bar was previously owned by Steve Wilson and Laura Lee Brown, the co-founders of 21c Museum Hotels and Barn8 on Hermitage Farm.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 3 July 2025
According to the search team, Lubin was found walking along a road in the neighborhood.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 3 July 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
Even a whisper of a potential operation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in the neighborhood can have an impact, Rodriguez said.
—Norma Galeana, CNN Money, 4 July 2025
That new owner is Todd Moore, who is familiar with doing business in the neighborhood as the owner of Taj, 811 E. Market St.
Garage Bar was previously owned by Steve Wilson and Laura Lee Brown, the co-founders of 21c Museum Hotels and Barn8 on Hermitage Farm.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 3 July 2025
According to the search team, Lubin was found walking along a road in the neighborhood.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 3 July 2025
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“In the neighborhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20neighborhood. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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