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
  • In January, Israeli forces recovered the body of soldier Oron Shaul, who was killed during a battle in the enclave in July 2014.
    Eugenia Yosef, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
  • The situation in Gaza is the worst since the war between Israel and Hamas militants began 19 months ago, the United Nations said on May 30, despite a resumption of limited aid deliveries in the Palestinian enclave.
    Danilo Arnone, USA Today, 3 June 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
  • That lawsuit came after some homeowners said that a special taxing district in the area requires them to pay about 40% higher taxes than homeowners outside the district, with the Harris family’s property and some other older homes excluded from the district.
    Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • Beyond Seongnam’s working-class neighborhoods, Lee has provoked in many an equally intense dislike — a fact that cannot be explained by his policies alone.
    Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
  • The study also showed larger effects in neighborhoods with more vegetation or more economic disadvantages, as well as among people who have smoked at any point in their life.
    Jamie Hailstone, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • For Burns Harbor, funding the trail sections has been challenging.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
  • In the surreal fictional section, estranged friends reconnect on Christmas and rehash the past while questioning whether a foreboding bloodlike substance leaking out into the hallway is real.
    Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 2 June 2025
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“Ghetto.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ghetto. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.

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