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Recent Examples of urban
Increasingly urban people viewed fire less as an elemental force of creation and destruction than the stuff of candles and hearths.
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 2 Mar. 2025
As part of these actions, the city moved its urban forestry division under the umbrella of the Public Works Utilities and Operations Department in 2021, which the city said has provided additional tree maintenance resources.
—Michael McGough, Sacramento Bee, 1 Mar. 2025
That was one of the weakest increases among urban centers statewide last year.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
These funds have been incredibly important to supplementing state and local funding across the country whether in white schools in Appalachia, rural districts in the South, or in multiracial schools in urban areas.
—Judith Browne Dianis, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 2 Mar. 2025
As part of these actions, the city moved its urban forestry division under the umbrella of the Public Works Utilities and Operations Department in 2021, which the city said has provided additional tree maintenance resources.
—Michael McGough, Sacramento Bee, 1 Mar. 2025
That was one of the weakest increases among urban centers statewide last year.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
These funds have been incredibly important to supplementing state and local funding across the country whether in white schools in Appalachia, rural districts in the South, or in multiracial schools in urban areas.
—Judith Browne Dianis, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urban
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The parish is part of the Baton Rouge metropolitan area and about 60 miles northwest of New Orleans.—
Christopher Cann,
USA TODAY,
4 Mar. 2025
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Midsize cities like Tulsa, with metropolitan statistical area populations between 1 and 3 million people, already have the foundation to support a tech ecosystem: population density, cultural amenities, as well as a relatively low cost of living that can de-risk entrepreneurship.—
Nicholas Lalla,
WIRED,
4 Mar. 2025
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Avs looking forward Colorado Avalanche GM Chris MacFarland met with local media earlier this week and hinted captain Gabriel Landeskog likely wasn’t coming back before the end of the regular season.—
Pierre LeBrun,
The Athletic,
5 Mar. 2025
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Paramount+ with Showtime subscribers will have access to stream live via the live feed of their local CBS affiliate on the service, as well as on demand.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
5 Mar. 2025
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Sophomore forward Landon Mays added 13 points and six rebounds for the Spartans (25-7), who will play at 6 p.m. Friday against Perspectives Leadership (18-9) for the regional title.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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Colleyville Heritage will face Mansfield Summit in the regional finals at a time and a place that is to be determined.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Urban.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urban. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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