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- adjective Prior to
gentrification .
Etymologies
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Examples
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They had been so in love that they had turned Clapham, back in its pregentrified days, into the most romantic place on earth.
The Redleys Matt Haig 2010
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They had been so in love that they had turned Clapham, back in its pregentrified days, into the most romantic place on earth.
The Redleys Matt Haig 2010
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They had been so in love that they had turned Clapham, back in its pregentrified days, into the most romantic place on earth.
The Redleys Matt Haig 2010
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They had been so in love that they had turned Clapham, back in its pregentrified days, into the most romantic place on earth.
The Redleys Matt Haig 2010
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When acting roles dried up, he toured the country performing stand-up, impersonating Mr. Fox and explaining what it's like to be a Midwestern "Whitey Appleseed" in pregentrified Brooklyn.
NYT > Home Page By CATHERINE RAMPELL 2011
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