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Recent Examples of inner city
The backstory The property dates back nearly 100 years, when the grounds were home to Camp Minisink, a sleep-away camp for African American children in the inner city.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026
The same proportion wanted to see better public transport connections between suburban areas and the inner city.
—Laurie Winkless, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
And so as the big grocery stores have closed in inner city neighborhoods, the dollar stores moved in.
—Tonya Mosley, NPR, 11 Nov. 2025
Car & Ride-share Services Within the inner city, skip the hassle and call a car; ride-share services like Ola and DiDi are everywhere.
—Alli Forde, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026
The same proportion wanted to see better public transport connections between suburban areas and the inner city.
—Laurie Winkless, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
And so as the big grocery stores have closed in inner city neighborhoods, the dollar stores moved in.
—Tonya Mosley, NPR, 11 Nov. 2025
Car & Ride-share Services Within the inner city, skip the hassle and call a car; ride-share services like Ola and DiDi are everywhere.
—Alli Forde, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inner city
Noun
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Opatija is lush, a garden city watered by springs flowing from Mount Učka.—
Kevin West,
Travel + Leisure,
8 May 2026
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The backstory This is the first Edition in Southeast Asia, a new build designed by Safdie Architects that pays tribute to Singapore’s reputation as a modern garden city.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Police are searching for a straphanger suspected of unbolting a door switch from a inside a downtown C train Monday evening, snipping the wires and then absconding with the train part, sources tell the Daily News.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
14 May 2026
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The walkable historic downtown area boasts plenty of curious and eclectic boutiques and cafes.—
Erin Gifford,
Southern Living,
13 May 2026
Noun
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And on Thursday, the investigator chased down a tip Hannan had received from one of his followers that his dog was spotted in Del Valle, an edge city in the Greater Austin area.—
Luke Chinman,
People.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Inner city.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inner%20city. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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