urban renewal
noun
: a construction program to replace or restore substandard buildings in an urban area
Examples of urban renewal in a Sentence
an area undergoing urban renewal
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Black residents in uptown and other center city neighborhoods were pushed out of their neighborhoods through federal urban renewal grants.
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Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2025
Ada County Paramedics loses about $307,000 to the county’s urban renewal districts, with the largest share going to CCDC at about $159,000, Rayne said.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 13 June 2025
But Denver officials, fearful of repeating past mistakes from the urban renewal era, are loath to tear down the titans.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 29 May 2025
The tone shifts to genuine horror with Christopher Lloyd’s nightmarish performance as the fascist toon-executioner Judge Doom, whose urban renewal plans would make Robert Moses break a sweat.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 21 May 2025
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Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2025
Ada County Paramedics loses about $307,000 to the county’s urban renewal districts, with the largest share going to CCDC at about $159,000, Rayne said.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 13 June 2025
But Denver officials, fearful of repeating past mistakes from the urban renewal era, are loath to tear down the titans.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 29 May 2025
The tone shifts to genuine horror with Christopher Lloyd’s nightmarish performance as the fascist toon-executioner Judge Doom, whose urban renewal plans would make Robert Moses break a sweat.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 21 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for urban renewal
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“Urban renewal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urban%20renewal. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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