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Elbow room: Three maps based on U.S. Census data and a report by the Triangle Transit Authority show a pattern of suburban growth and development for the Durham/Wake/Orange counties, North Carolina, area. Such rapid expansion is typical of many parts of the United States. (Source: Sally Hicks and Donna Seese, "Mapping the Boom," Raleigh [North Carolina] News & Observer, Sunday, 24 November, 1996. Reproduction does not imply endorsement).
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