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enclave

noun

Definition of enclave

as in district

an area with people who are different in some way from the people in the areas around it The city has a large Chinese enclave. one of the city's wealthy enclaves

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Recent Examples of enclave So how did these two polarizing figures end up on the same guest list at a posh East Coast enclave in the first place? — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026 The attackers also shot horses and other livestock inside the rural enclave. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026 The band formed in 2023 when Erik and Tommy met Rowan at the local middle school and got its name after Molino Avenue in their hometown of Mill Valley, a musical enclave where Bonnie Raitt, Carlos Santana and Sammy Hagar have lived. — Jane Tyska, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026 In a state with so many remote enclaves, many of those patients are likely to wind up in the care of LifeFlight of Maine, a nonprofit critical care transport organization with helicopters, a plane, and ambulances. — Daniel Payne, STAT, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for enclave

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Tax allocation districts are designated areas where a certain amount of property tax revenue growth is diverted away from governments and used to fund specific improvements within that district.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026
DyAnnah Butler’s promotion from diverse learning coordinator at the high school’s Washington campus to assistant principal at the district’s Alternative Optional Education Center (AOEC) was also unanimously approved by the board.

— Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

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This marks a larger shift in how healthcare is administered globally, with many aging societies transitioning from hospital-centric care to more personalized and accessible options which are embedded in neighborhoods and communities.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
The grant will pay for design and preconstruction work for the bridge in the Baker neighborhood.

— Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2026

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