ghetto

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Noun
  • Follow More of Our Reporting on Explore more Fort Worth history in photos & untold stories Fort Worth Entertainment How Willie Nelson changed country music in a little North Texas town 50 years ago May 14, 2025 5:50 AM Fort Worth Education lifted him from the barrio.
    Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 May 2025
  • With the hopes of taking the genre from the barrios of Cuba to the masses, the duo composed by Delgado and Randy Malcolm team up with a wave of up-and-coming producers and artists such as Dale Pututi, Dany Ome, Kevincito El 13, and L Kimii, as well as one of the genre’s pioneer, Chocolate.
    Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • More than 53,000 people have been killed in Gaza since Israel launched its bombing campaign and ground invasion after Hamas’ terrorist attack, according to health officials in the enclave.
    Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 22 May 2025
  • The database storing Recall data was now encrypted, with the keys secured in a secure enclave separate from Windows.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • Companies must demand transparency, audit everything and treat AI like any great product—know what’s under the hood.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
  • Back in her old ‘hood, June pauses outside a shop window.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • This story has been updated to note that the dance was not sponsored by the school district but occurred on school grounds, according to a statement from the district.
    Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2025
  • Then in early 2021, just a few weeks into his term, President Joe Biden’s administration withdrew support for the lawsuit and rescinded the Education Department’s threats to cut funding to the districts.
    Jessika Harkay, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • Although several Catholic schools in the area have been forced to close in recent years, Saint Frances Academy in Baltimore’s Johnston Square neighborhood is expanding.
    Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 22 May 2025
  • Listen to this article A community of military families faced major damage to their homes and vehicles on Thursday after a small plane crashed in the Murphy Canyon neighborhood.
    Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • On occasion an ethical will is part of the regular will and might even be integrated to the point that there isn’t a clear separation between the legally binding sections and the ethical will portions.
    Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
  • Spanx Get Moving Shelf Tank Matching sweat sets aren’t the only loungewear essentials hiding in Spanx’s sale section right now: There’s plenty of activewear to be found, too.
    Averi Baudler, People.com, 22 May 2025
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“Ghetto.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ghetto. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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