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urban

adjective

Definition of urban

as in metropolitan

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Recent Examples of urban Many urban properties like The Benjamin have invested in multi-pane windows, and blackout curtains, which can block both light and sound. — Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026 Schroeder’s team is used to taking on rural pests, like gophers, not urban invaders like rats. — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2026 Rural leaders will probably follow the urban practice of ensuring community input – as required by Congress – before allowing tax-delaying investments by wealthy financial backers. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2026 The activity gives two strangers something real to share, whether that is a partner yoga class, an urban hike, contrast therapy or one of the healthy cooking classes Vogue highlighted. — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for urban

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The Institute for Housing Studies at DePaul University reported that the inventory of single-family homes for sale in the Chicago metropolitan area was down about 14% in March from a year earlier.

— Tomas J. Philipson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
As entrepreneurs and philanthropists based in the Chicago metropolitan area, the two spent decades as high-ranking employees in the corporate branch of McDonald’s.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of metropolitan

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Instead, local communities have learned how the law enforcement agencies themselves have been misusing the technology to, in some cases, stalk and harass their citizens.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
Requests for comment sent to the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office and the local circuit court clerk were not immediately returned.

— Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of local

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Regional cuisines and dishes Italian cuisine has marked regional differences influenced by geography, terrain, climate, and availability of local ingredients.

— Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Sep. 2026
The creative cocktail list incorporates regional ingredients where possible, such as maple from northern New England, Barr Hill Gin from Vermont, and spirits from both GrandTen and Bully Boy, two Boston distilleries.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026

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