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are gentrifying

  • present progressive
    of gentrify.
    gentrify
    verb (used with object)
    to alter (a deteriorated urban neighborhood) through the buying and renovation of houses and stores by upper- or middle-income families or individuals, raising property values but often displacing low-income families and small businesses.

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American tourists and remote workers are gentrifying some of Mexico City’s most treasured neighborhoods.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2022

Parts of South L.A. are gentrifying, while other neighborhoods are filled with empty lots.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2022

Can the locations of new coffee shops show which parts of town are gentrifying most rapidly?

From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2021

Perversely, their neighborhoods are gentrifying at the same time, pricing many long-timers out.

From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2019

Over the past few years, residents of the Bay Area have become accustomed to activists decrying the ways in which tech companies are gentrifying their neighbourhoods.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 31, 2017