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Recent Examples of urban
Westport and Midtown attract buyers seeking walkable, urban neighborhoods.
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Allison Palmer
updated February 23, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2026
Gomez’s approach to observing urban life is authentic and impacted by the unreliability of memory.
—Evan Nicole Brown, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Rarely does such a powerful, blockbuster winter storm nearly sneak up on the most populous urban corridor in the US.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 23 Feb. 2026
Whether in Rome, Kyoto or London and soon to be Milan and Dubai, our city hotels introduce a different rhythm to urban life.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 23 Feb. 2026
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Allison Palmer
updated February 23, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2026
Gomez’s approach to observing urban life is authentic and impacted by the unreliability of memory.
—Evan Nicole Brown, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Rarely does such a powerful, blockbuster winter storm nearly sneak up on the most populous urban corridor in the US.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 23 Feb. 2026
Whether in Rome, Kyoto or London and soon to be Milan and Dubai, our city hotels introduce a different rhythm to urban life.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urban
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This major metropolitan daily will not produce a print newspaper for the first time in its more than 150 years.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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According to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which covers the New York metropolitan area, some express subway lines have been operating locally in preparation for the winter storm.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
23 Feb. 2026
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Some have decided that AI is either simply fake (this is not the experience of the software engineers now using it at remarkable scale), while others have substantive qualms about its impact on culture, politics, and labor that seem to be captured in support for local opposition to data centers.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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The event included marching bands, representatives from local businesses, cultural groups, entertainers, floats, Miss Chinatown and her court, and government officials.—
Staff report,
Daily News,
22 Feb. 2026
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The Manhattan outpost was one of at least 102 Chinese police stations operating worldwide, run by regional Chinese public security services with direct links to the United Front, according to a 2022 report by Safeguard Defenders.—
Rebecca Wright,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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There followed a long period during which Duvall racked up credits in regional theater and off-Broadway.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Urban.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urban. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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