concrete jungle
noun
: a modern city or urban area filled with large buildings and regarded especially as a harshly competitive, unwelcoming, or dangerous place
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Though some expected the wilds of New York might be hostile to a wild bird with a tony address, Flaco adapted his diet and habits to the concrete jungle.
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Dennis Romero, NBC News, 26 Mar. 2024
In a concrete jungle where few residents have yards, the tiny parcels offer New Yorkers a rare chance to dig into the soil, connect with nature and make something beautiful grow.
—Jane Margolies, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
Unlike the other condominiums built on the beachfront or along Biscayne Bay, the Mercedes-Benz tower will rise in the concrete jungle along Brickell’s western edge.
—Rebecca San Juan, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2024
At first, zoo officials worried how Flaco would fare in the concrete jungle.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 24 Feb. 2024
To exploit all that free water falling from the sky, the LADWP has carved out big patches of brown in the concrete jungle.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 19 Feb. 2024
What the show chronicles instead is the concrete jungle from which an artist’s dreams arose.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2023
New York may be the concrete jungle where dreams are made of, but Kelly Clarkson wasn't so sure at first.
—Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 18 Oct. 2023
While Bad Bunny may be spending more time in the concrete jungle, the Latin artist also owns property in San Juan, Miami, and Los Angeles.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2023
Dennis Romero, NBC News, 26 Mar. 2024
In a concrete jungle where few residents have yards, the tiny parcels offer New Yorkers a rare chance to dig into the soil, connect with nature and make something beautiful grow.
—Jane Margolies, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
Unlike the other condominiums built on the beachfront or along Biscayne Bay, the Mercedes-Benz tower will rise in the concrete jungle along Brickell’s western edge.
—Rebecca San Juan, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2024
At first, zoo officials worried how Flaco would fare in the concrete jungle.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 24 Feb. 2024
To exploit all that free water falling from the sky, the LADWP has carved out big patches of brown in the concrete jungle.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 19 Feb. 2024
What the show chronicles instead is the concrete jungle from which an artist’s dreams arose.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2023
New York may be the concrete jungle where dreams are made of, but Kelly Clarkson wasn't so sure at first.
—Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 18 Oct. 2023
While Bad Bunny may be spending more time in the concrete jungle, the Latin artist also owns property in San Juan, Miami, and Los Angeles.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2023
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