'burbs
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Between the Super Bowl, Winter Olympics and the post-game premiere of the new horror/comedy series “The ’Burbs,” NBC said Sunday was the best day ever for its Peacock streaming service, though it did not break down detailed viewership numbers.
From MarketWatch
We’re sitting in the green room at the 92nd Street Y on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, just before Palmer is set to host a live edition of her podcast, “Baby, This Is Keke Palmer,” with Whitehall and their other co-stars from the Peacock series “The ‘Burbs,” premiering Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times
“The ‘Burbs” reimagines the 1989 Joe Dante movie starring Tom Hanks for a modern era.
From Los Angeles Times
Initially, Brian Grazer of Imagine Entertainment, which made the original, and Seth MacFarlane’s Fuzzy Door Productions had teamed up to do a new film version of “The ‘Burbs.”
From Los Angeles Times
Throughout the eight-episode season, which ends on a major cliffhanger, “The ‘Burbs” is always trying to make its audience question what is really going on.
From Los Angeles Times
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