: of, relating to, characteristic of, or constituting a city
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The city of Evanston, an urban suburb of Chicago, issued a statement warning its residents of impending raids by ICE agents and urging them to report sightings of law enforcement.
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 4 Oct. 2025
The deaths occurred in 27 counties, with a nearly even split between urban and rural areas.
—Ashley Luthern, jsonline.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Localized flooding issues are possible, especially in the urban areas along the east coast of Florida, the center said in an online forecast.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Friend, a startup that spent $1 million on a sprawling campaign in the New York City subway with more than 11,000 advertisements on subway cars, 1,000 platform posters, and 130 urban panels, has been hit especially hard.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 4 Oct. 2025
The deaths occurred in 27 counties, with a nearly even split between urban and rural areas.
—Ashley Luthern, jsonline.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Localized flooding issues are possible, especially in the urban areas along the east coast of Florida, the center said in an online forecast.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Friend, a startup that spent $1 million on a sprawling campaign in the New York City subway with more than 11,000 advertisements on subway cars, 1,000 platform posters, and 130 urban panels, has been hit especially hard.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Urban.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urban. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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urban
adjective
ur·ban
ˈər-bən 
: of, relating to, typical of, or being a city
urban life
an urban area
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