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The mayor is trying to attract new businesses to the inner city.
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While its work was written, produced and performed largely by young Blacks from Detroit’s inner city, Gordy and Motown were intent on creating music for everyone, taking the earthy sounds of post-doo-wop R&B, giving them a melodic, commercial-friendly sheen and marketing them to the masses.
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Brian McCollum, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
To wind down from filming in the tough inner city, the duo would ride out into the Maryland countryside on horses owned by Jean Albert Renault, a former Motown singer.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2026
Additionally, cockroaches cause allergic reactions in people who live in the inner cities or southern parts of the United States.
—Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
Cockroaches cause allergic reactions in people who live in the inner cities or southern parts of the United States.
—Kansas City Star, 17 Feb. 2026
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Brian McCollum, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
To wind down from filming in the tough inner city, the duo would ride out into the Maryland countryside on horses owned by Jean Albert Renault, a former Motown singer.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2026
Additionally, cockroaches cause allergic reactions in people who live in the inner cities or southern parts of the United States.
—Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
Cockroaches cause allergic reactions in people who live in the inner cities or southern parts of the United States.
—Kansas City Star, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Inner city.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inner%20city. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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