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of or relating to the government of a city or town
municipal government a municipal election
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Recent Examples of municipal
The store owner has claimed that village officials targeted her business because of its political leanings, while arguing that its municipal rules were overburdensome as well as antiquated.
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Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
Cities and counties nationwide are increasingly championing workers’ rights, which hasn’t historically been a municipal function.
—Terri Gerstein, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
Some states, like Indiana, leverage these grants by selling bonds to the municipal debt market, pledging the EPA grants to the bonds' repayment to increase the amount of funding available for infrastructure projects.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 12 Jan. 2026
For example, financial advisors may recommend placing assets with high-growth potential, such as stocks and mutual funds, in a Roth account for eventual tax-free withdrawals, while holding more tax-efficient assets, such as municipal bond funds, in your personal after-tax or brokerage accounts.
—Sharon Epperson, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
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Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
Cities and counties nationwide are increasingly championing workers’ rights, which hasn’t historically been a municipal function.
—Terri Gerstein, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
Some states, like Indiana, leverage these grants by selling bonds to the municipal debt market, pledging the EPA grants to the bonds' repayment to increase the amount of funding available for infrastructure projects.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 12 Jan. 2026
For example, financial advisors may recommend placing assets with high-growth potential, such as stocks and mutual funds, in a Roth account for eventual tax-free withdrawals, while holding more tax-efficient assets, such as municipal bond funds, in your personal after-tax or brokerage accounts.
—Sharon Epperson, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for municipal
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The videos, posted to X on Sunday afternoon, quickly drew thousands of views and appear to show Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino ordering a crowd to move back as federal agents attempted to remove a man from a vehicle parked at the gas station.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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The legislation would modify federal highway and freight safety programs to allow grant recipients, such as state departments of transportation, to use vehicle telematics and predictive analytics to identify infrastructure concerns.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Jan. 2026
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Smart noted that the event was somewhat overshadowed by recent national events.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Jan. 2026
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The desire for change is strong, as Republican lawmakers want to maintain Florida’s leading role in the national school choice movement.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
12 Jan. 2026
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Throughout 2025, national organizing groups worked to build a network of hundreds of thousands of activists engaged in their communities and civic life.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
11 Jan. 2026
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Hogan said bringing his children to the protest was a way to teach them civic engagement outside the classroom.—
Da Lin,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Constitutional law professor David Schultz, who has taught a class on police, criminal and civil procedure, has some answers.—
Esme Murphy,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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But the memory of decades-long civil unrest, largely ended by a peace agreement signed in 2016, is still fresh enough to provide a real-life context for Teddy’s machinations.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
11 Jan. 2026
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Most Google Voice calls made in the United States to other users in the United States or Canada are free; however, some domestic and international calls have a fee.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
15 Jan. 2026
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Instead, most analysts point to tech giant Huawei and its secretive chip unit, HiSilicon, as standing out among domestic competition, not only in technological advancement, but also in scale and its broader supply chain.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2026
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The Trust for Public Land releases a yearly ranking of major cities in the US based on their residents’ access to public recreation areas – the city of Los Angeles ranks an embarrassing 90th, highlighting that access is undoubtedly a concern.—
Rafael Perez,
Daily News,
16 Jan. 2026
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In each case, agents shot at drivers or into moving cars – a practice that has largely been discouraged by law enforcement because of risks to public safety.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
16 Jan. 2026
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However, Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei has preferred to retain internal control over all aspects of the business rather than answer to shareholders, according to analysts.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2026
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The center dismissed the reports as fabricated and misleading and said Soltani, who was arrested on January 8 during the height of the protests, had been charged with assembly and collusion against national internal security, as well as engaging in propaganda activities against the system.—
Tucker Reals,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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The dearth of governmental support systems in place only compounds the issue.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
15 Jan. 2026
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The case came to Jackley’s office through the mandatory reporting system for improper governmental conduct established in Senate Bill 62 in the 2025 legislative session, spokesman Tony Mangan said.—
Morgan Matzen,
Sioux Falls Argus Leader,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Municipal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/municipal. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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