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 tour is said to be the highest-grossing of all time, with ticket sales in the neighborhood of $2 billion.
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Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
One of just 13 bayfront parcels in the neighborhood, Whispering Pines presides over 125 premium feet of Biscayne Bay frontage, where there’s a 500-square-foot Ipe boat dock plus an additional docking area with an electric boat davit.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 27 May 2025
His older brother, Matt, also recently purchased a Ballpark building and is active in the neighborhood.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 24 May 2025
Manager Bob Melvin said Harrison’s pitch limit was in the neighborhood of 60 pitches, and Harrison ended at 57 pitches.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 24 May 2025
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Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
One of just 13 bayfront parcels in the neighborhood, Whispering Pines presides over 125 premium feet of Biscayne Bay frontage, where there’s a 500-square-foot Ipe boat dock plus an additional docking area with an electric boat davit.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 27 May 2025
His older brother, Matt, also recently purchased a Ballpark building and is active in the neighborhood.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 24 May 2025
Manager Bob Melvin said Harrison’s pitch limit was in the neighborhood of 60 pitches, and Harrison ended at 57 pitches.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 24 May 2025
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“In the neighborhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20neighborhood. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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