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West Side

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noun

  1. the western part of Manhattan Island, New York City: conventionally W of Fifth Avenue.

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Sixteen hours after Tatum was writhing on the court against the New York Knicks, he was stretched out on O’Malley’s operating table on the West side of Manhattan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Since we’re on the West side, we might as well.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2024

I moved to Seattle after spending 18 years in Detroit — West side.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 23, 2023

Mr. Nadler represented the West side of Manhattan and part of Brooklyn.

From Washington Times • Jun. 14, 2022

“Are you sure it was this Hall of Pillars? There is another on the West side of the temple.”

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

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