NIMBY

Rarity: Uncommon

A topic a little better known than average, read and translated beyond its own country.

Rarity follows how well known the article is: its views on the French and English Wikipedia over a year, and the number of languages it exists in.

At a glance

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Notion

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Beliefs and thought

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What Wikipedia says

Not in my back yard, or NIMBY () for short, is a common phrase describing the opposition by residents to proposed real estate and infrastructure developments in their local area, as well as support for strict land use regulations.

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