gated community
Americannoun
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gated communities
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It sits in a gated community with 24/7 security.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
For the past few years, residents of the tiny Palm Meadows Estates gated community in Boynton Beach, Fla., have gossiped about a string of home purchases that quietly took place in their neighborhood in 2023.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Authorities were called to a home in the 24800 block of Long Valley Road in the exclusive, gated community just before 4 p.m.,
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
I know a recently widowed 85-year-old who liked living in a gated community in South Florida for residents 55 and up.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
Long Beach is so different than the gated community I grew up in.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
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