as in federal
of or relating to the government of a city or town
municipal government a municipal election
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Recent Examples of municipal
Imposing Additional Requirements on Schools Many of the requirements placed on private schools by zoning boards or other municipal authorities are onerous, unnecessary, expensive, or some combination of the three.
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Michael McShane, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The city sends the water to its municipal treatment plant to get partially treated before it is discharged into the Grand Cal, filings show.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2025
The Las Vegas Raiders built the $1.9 billion Allegiant Stadium with the help of $750 million in taxpayer dollars from Clark County municipal bonds and a hotel tax in Las Vegas.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 17 Apr. 2025
While residency requirements for municipal seats are common, Huntington Park’s move to investigate one of its own council members, then remove her unilaterally, is virtually unprecedented, experts say.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
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Michael McShane, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The city sends the water to its municipal treatment plant to get partially treated before it is discharged into the Grand Cal, filings show.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2025
The Las Vegas Raiders built the $1.9 billion Allegiant Stadium with the help of $750 million in taxpayer dollars from Clark County municipal bonds and a hotel tax in Las Vegas.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 17 Apr. 2025
While residency requirements for municipal seats are common, Huntington Park’s move to investigate one of its own council members, then remove her unilaterally, is virtually unprecedented, experts say.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for municipal
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And two weeks ago, Burroughs issued another temporary restraining order blocking Department of Energy cuts to federal research funding in the lawsuit brought by the Association of American Universities.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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Not surprisingly, Donald Trump’s May 1 executive order to cut federal funding for PBS and NPR stations was a prime topic of conversation at the annual gala in New York April 28 of the WNET group.—
Jane Levere,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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Already more than 1,000 workers down, EPA tries to convince others to depart US military takes an abrupt turn after decades of climate change research Dinah Voyles Pulver, a national correspondent for USA TODAY, has covered the environment, climate change and other news for decades.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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The blaze broke out at around 12:25 p.m. local time on Tuesday in the city of Liaoning, according to the state-run Xinhua News Agency and national broadcaster CCTV.—
Morgan Winsor,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2025
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Team president Stan Kasten framed the spending as the civic duty of a historic franchise.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Her appointment is the latest wrinkle in the ongoing legal dispute over Castillo’s controversial removal from office on Feb. 18, when the results of the city’s residency investigation were revealed to civic leaders in a closed-door meeting.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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These may stem from high levels of crime, civil unrest, or health issues.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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The civil suits are the only remaining legal effort to hold the president accountable for the riot, after two criminal cases against Trump tied to Jan. 6 crumbled last year.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
23 Apr. 2025
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Nor was domestic slavery of an altogether different order.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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Us’s first $71 million domestic weekend beats Sinners’s opening weekend, but that movie fell to $33 million by its second weekend.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
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The move triggered a 21-day public comment period as part of the investigation led by the Commerce Department.—
Maggie Fick,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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Save the primary beneficiary of that public money from more of the haphazard moves that have her franchise in the company of the league’s laughingstocks.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Four internal levels and one outdoor level are all organized around open-plan living and entertainment spaces.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
24 Apr. 2025
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Martin resigned as chief of staff in 2007 after just over a year on the job, and Blunt’s office would eventually hand over 22 boxes of internal emails.—
Jeremy Kohler,
ProPublica,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Municipal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/municipal. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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