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
In many cases, the water is drawn from the same municipal systems that supply homes and businesses.
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Shaolei Ren, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2025
Before her new position, Lann previously served as a municipal councilor in Gothenburg beginning in 2019.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Olathe’s municipal code states that people can’t tamper or modify the bike to change its speed capabilities.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2025
During a random search of the area, two officers accidentally stumble on a member of the gang posing as a municipal worker in a high-viz boiler suit.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
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Shaolei Ren, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2025
Before her new position, Lann previously served as a municipal councilor in Gothenburg beginning in 2019.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Olathe’s municipal code states that people can’t tamper or modify the bike to change its speed capabilities.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2025
During a random search of the area, two officers accidentally stumble on a member of the gang posing as a municipal worker in a high-viz boiler suit.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for municipal
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While Mendoza was out on bail, federal agents spent nearly a year building the case against him.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
13 Sep. 2025
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The federal government must stop issuing paper checks in favor of direct deposit, prepaid cards, or other digital payment options—that’s according to an Executive Order signed by President Donald earlier this year.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Gladstone interviewed over 200 experts for this report, and drilled down on national security issues, acknowledging that AI is likely to be a destabilizer on par with the advent of nuclear weapons.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Neymar, 33, is Brazil’s all-time leading goalscorer but has not appeared for his national team since October 2023, when he was substituted against Uruguay after rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and meniscus in his left knee.—
Leon Imber,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Instead, those services were provided by his company to a civic organization in Atlanta, the indictment says.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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Brooks says the event should bring a lot of civic pride to the area.—
David Wysong,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
12 Sep. 2025
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In July, a Santa Clara County jury ruled that Herchen had civil liability for the November 29, 2019 death of 36-year-old Alice Ku, who was last seen alive while the two were vacationing in the area of Hualien, Taiwan.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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That coverage was at odds with fostering civil dialogue and being willing to listen to the points of view of those who have differing opinions.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
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The current market situation is a far cry from Coal India's $3 billion issue a decade back that, per domestic media, had led to a liquidity crunch in the country's banking system, including massive redemptions in mutual funds from investors eager to invest in the IPO.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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The friction stems from Anthropic's usage policies that prohibit domestic surveillance applications.—
Benj Edwards,
ArsTechnica,
17 Sep. 2025
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In a statement posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, the network’s president, Rebecca Kutler, issued a public apology.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Josh Snyder reports on how the state LEARNS Act has changed public education, including on the local level.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Sep. 2025
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As a discipline, advertising is beset by all sorts of weird internal contradictions, although that’s probably to be expected, given the thankless job commercials are tasked with carrying out.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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What sets Leviyev apart from her competitors is the fact that each treatment is handled with utmost compassion, precision, and a belief that external beauty is a result of harmony between internal bodily functions.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Lots of variations are being tossed around about whether the originating maker of AGI would be allowed to keep AGI and run it on behalf of the world or be set to the side as a result of the governmental taking of AGI.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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That’s why governmental policies geared towards addressing the needs of those who are hit first and hardest by a crisis, in the end, benefit everybody.—
Marianne Cooper,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Municipal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/municipal. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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