Bronx
Americannoun
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the, a borough of New York City, N of Manhattan. 43.4 sq. mi. (112 sq. km).
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a cocktail of gin, sweet and dry vermouth, and orange juice.
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He doesn’t know why his mother left the Bronx to take a job at a bank in a frigid nowhere and raise him without support.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
The Mayor of New York City Zohran Mamdani took his Arsenal super-fandom up a notch on Wednesday when he attended Eid al-Adha prayers in the Bronx wearing an Arsenal themed kurta.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
He played his first gig in the Bronx, N.Y., at age 14, and five years later he was hired as a sideman on his first recording session, accompanying bebop vocalist Babs Gonzales in 1949.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Days after Garcia Venegas’ latest detention, masked agents tackled an American teen in the Bronx.
From Salon • May 24, 2026
They left the Bronx and went back over the bridge.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
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