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Recent Examples of urban
Shumard oaks are fast growing and incredibly adaptable, tolerating drought, wind, and urban conditions including pollution.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
Its next project may come in someplace a little more urban.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
Big urban states and small rural states see dramatic improvement
But for now, drug deaths continue to ease, with many states seeing 30-40% improvements in the last year alone.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 30 Aug. 2025
Moreover, Southern California is a particularly attractive location due to entitlement challenges, land scarcity, proximity to ports and its dense urban population, all of which have fueled demand and fast rent growth.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2025
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
Its next project may come in someplace a little more urban.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
Big urban states and small rural states see dramatic improvement
But for now, drug deaths continue to ease, with many states seeing 30-40% improvements in the last year alone.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 30 Aug. 2025
Moreover, Southern California is a particularly attractive location due to entitlement challenges, land scarcity, proximity to ports and its dense urban population, all of which have fueled demand and fast rent growth.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urban
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In several major metropolitan areas, homeownership lags far behind the national rate.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Charlotte, North Carolina, recorded the highest growth for employment on the year so far among metropolitan areas with a population of at least 1 million people, followed by Salt Lake City and San Antonio, Texas.—
Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Just as a developer is trying to move ahead with plans to raze the historic Excelsior Club in west Charlotte, then rebuild a near replica, a local museum CEO is trying to make the case for saving the structure.—
Catherine Muccigrosso,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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The projects received millions in state and local tax incentives after promising to create thousands of new jobs.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Some states are banding together to form regional health coalitions.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Lebanese army’s plan is an unprecedented effort to disarm Iran’s most powerful regional proxy and one of the biggest non-state threats to Israel.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Urban.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urban. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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