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• NIMBY (NOT IN MY BACKYARD)
  
  A term, usually used derisively by people who don't live in the affected vicinity, to describe residents' opposition to the introduction of something they don't want in their neighborhood, such as a group home, toxic waste incinerator or prison.
  
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