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Recent Examples of urban
The Social Security Administration bases its COLA each year on average annual increases in the consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers (CPI-W) from July through September.
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Medora Lee, USA Today, 14 May 2025
My research on housing insecurity, homelessness and urban governance, along with broader scholarship on equitable development, suggests that Detroit’s future depends on more than marquee developments like the Michigan Central Station Development.
—Deyanira Nevárez Martínez, The Conversation, 14 May 2025
Here, despite the surrounding metropolis, the rhythms of nature are felt through design, cuisine, and what is likely Osaka’s first edible garden at an urban hotel, already growing 20 different herbs—chervil, chamomile, wild strawberries, borage flowers, and six different types of mint.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2025
The alert applies to the urban corridor from Douglas to Larimer and Weld counties and includes the Denver metro, Fort Collins, Greeley and areas in between, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment said in an advisory.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 13 May 2025
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Medora Lee, USA Today, 14 May 2025
My research on housing insecurity, homelessness and urban governance, along with broader scholarship on equitable development, suggests that Detroit’s future depends on more than marquee developments like the Michigan Central Station Development.
—Deyanira Nevárez Martínez, The Conversation, 14 May 2025
Here, despite the surrounding metropolis, the rhythms of nature are felt through design, cuisine, and what is likely Osaka’s first edible garden at an urban hotel, already growing 20 different herbs—chervil, chamomile, wild strawberries, borage flowers, and six different types of mint.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2025
The alert applies to the urban corridor from Douglas to Larimer and Weld counties and includes the Denver metro, Fort Collins, Greeley and areas in between, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment said in an advisory.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urban
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And fans — some within the New York metropolitan area — will hold that against him with that contract.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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Across the state, the lowest unemployment rate in April remained in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metropolitan statistical area at 3 percent, down from 3.1 percent in March.—
Jim Saunders,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 May 2025
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Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.—
Lena Miano,
Arkansas Online,
17 May 2025
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The company helps local restaurants streamline operations with tools for building websites, managing online orders, and, now, leveraging AI.—
Zoya Hasan,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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His free speech argument won May 1, 2025 5:00 AM The Charlotte Observer Nora O’Neill is the regional accountability reporter for The Charlotte Observer.—
Nora O’Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
9 May 2025
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Loading your audio article The James Beard Foundation on Wednesday announced its James Beard Awards book and media nominees, which include Chicago native Ashok Selvam, regional editor for Eater Midwest.—
Zareen Syed,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2025
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“Urban.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urban. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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