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green space

American  
[green spays] / ˈgrin ˌspeɪs /

noun

green spaces plural
  1. an area covered with grass or other plants, especially one in an urban environment that is set aside for community use.


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It would have hosted a restaurant, walking paths and green space, and even metallic structures resembling flowers that would have collected solar power to generate energy for the park.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

Today, Sanghvi said, many members are drawn less by the networking than by subsidized meals, expansive sports facilities and green space in the middle of an increasingly congested city.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

She pointed out limited access to green space and strict uniform policies as just some of the issues she has identified as part of her research.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

Another 125,000 are expected to see it on a giant screen on the Ellipse, a green space just outside the White House.

From Barron's Jun. 12, 2026

We’d landed in the grass on the edge of the Academy’s large open green space in the center of campus that everyone called the Mall.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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