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Urban blight

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  1. 1
    Urban decay consisting of the deterioration of part of a town or city due to ageing, neglect, and lack of financial support for maintenance. countable, uncountable

    "Walking around SoHo's glamorous bistros and boutiques it is difficult to imagine that a few decades ago the area was urban blight that the city wanted to knock down and build a freeway through."

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