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West Side

American  

noun

  1. the western part of Manhattan Island, New York City: conventionally W of Fifth Avenue.


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She came from her apartment on the Upper West Side to 33rd Street to see if she could catch a glimpse of Swift entering the stadium.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 2026

At Target on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, a pound of 85/15 ground beef costs $9.29 and a 15-ounce package of eight beef hot dogs sells for $6.79.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

After trying for two hours and scouring Reddit for tips, Po leapt in a Lyft to an AMC theater on the Upper West Side, where he joined a growing line.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

Other residences include St. Agnes Residence on the Upper West Side, which starts at around $950 a month, and Centro Maria in the Bronx, which charges around $800 a month.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

Langley added state-of-the-art facilities on the West Side like the Seven-by-Ten-Foot High-Speed Tunnel and the Four-by-Four-Foot Supersonic Pressure Tunnel, machines that could blast models with winds that approached or exceeded the mysterious speed of sound.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

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