: of, relating to, characteristic of, or constituting a city
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The decision forced many states, including Illinois, to redraw their legislative maps, giving more power to urban areas like Chicago and reducing the influence of rural regions.—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025 Unlike some wildlife species, raccoons (Procyon lotor) thrive even in urban areas.—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025 Imagine walking down a quiet urban street at dusk.—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025 The White House regularly characterizes undocumented immigrants as drivers of urban lawlessness, even though the data show that is not true.—Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for urban
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