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• Residents formed a [community land trust / chain store / rising rent] to secure affordable housing in Burlington.
• Several charming [independent shops / boarded-up shops / chain stores] on the corner sell handmade crafts.
• Too many generic [chain stores / bustling / sleepy town] are replacing unique local businesses in Leeds.
• The problem of [rising rents / sense of place / village green] in San Francisco drives away artists.
• Losing our historic buildings destroys our unique [sense of place / influx / community land trust] in Providence.
• Numerous [boarded-up shops / independent shops / bustling] line the neglected avenues of that declining district in Detroit.
• The Saturday market in Oxford is always a [bustling / sleepy town / boarded-up shop] hub of activity.
• Before the tech boom, Bristol was just a quiet, [sleepy town / bustling / chain store] in the countryside.
• Cultural festivals help to [breathe new life into / rising rents / sense of place] forgotten neighborhoods in Philadelphia.
• Children played cricket on the picturesque [village green / community land trust / bulldozer] in the Cotswolds.
• An unexpected [influx / bypass / heritage] of wealthy investors changed Brighton overnight.

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