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gentrifies

  • present tense form
    of gentrify (3rd person singular).
    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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As the neighborhood gentrifies and Chinese residents grow older and fewer, the clubs — called “tong,” “gungso” or “wui” in Cantonese — remain a vital social glue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2023

But as the area gentrifies — driven, in a major way, by the opening of SoFi Stadium — there’s concern that the city, as remembered through its classic rap lyrics, is disappearing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2022

“Usually when a neighborhood gentrifies, the new stores that open are mostly very expensive,” she said.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 2, 2017

Across the state border in Louisiana, New Orleans is facing similar problems as it develops and gentrifies.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 6, 2017

But as it gentrifies she realizes they are, in some ways, trapped.

From New York Times ● Mar. 19, 2017