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Aulnay-sous-Bois

American  
[oh-ney-soo-bwah] / oʊˌneɪ suˈbwɑ /

noun

  1. a town in N central France, a suburb NE of Paris.


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In Aulnay-sous-Bois, many felt the cursor still needed adjusting.

From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2024

Bruno Beschizza, the conservative mayor of Aulnay-sous-Bois, has described Théo as a “respectable” young man whose family has been “psychologically destroyed” by their relative’s suffering.

From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2017

The tensions have revived memories of the 2005 riots around the French capital, when Aulnay-sous-Bois was one of the worst-affected areas.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2017

From meeting Mahrez in Sarcelles, we are taken to Aulnay-sous-Bois, where the France striker Adrien Gasmi comes from.

From The Guardian • Dec. 14, 2016

Banlieues like Bobigny, Aulnay-sous-Bois and the original flash point of Clichy-sous-Bois make up a tinderbox that few foreigners see and no one in France wants to talk about.

From Time Magazine Archive

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