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Recent Examples of urban
Now More Than Ever, Charleston Is in Charge How Charleston’s new hotels, restaurants, and urban projects are upping the ante in one of the most exciting cities in the American South.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Apr. 2026
Youth unemployment has remained in the mid-to-high double-digits for the last few years, despite the broader urban jobless rate hovering around 5%.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2026
Russia’s relentless pounding of urban areas behind the front line following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than four years ago has killed thousands of civilians.
—Serra Yedikardes, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
Not to mention intense heat and urban water restrictions.
—Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Apr. 2026
Youth unemployment has remained in the mid-to-high double-digits for the last few years, despite the broader urban jobless rate hovering around 5%.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2026
Russia’s relentless pounding of urban areas behind the front line following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than four years ago has killed thousands of civilians.
—Serra Yedikardes, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
Not to mention intense heat and urban water restrictions.
—Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urban
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According to recent reports from the real-estate firm Redfin, among 49 of the United States’ most populated metropolitan areas, the strongest buyers’ market in February was in Miami, which had 163% more sellers than buyers.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Apr. 2026
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Big metropolitan areas contain hundreds of miles of streets and hundreds of thousands of buildings, all tied into a network that cannot be taken off-line for long.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The league and its clubs are actively delivering initiatives within local communities to address gender‑based abuse, including through the wider work of the Premier League Foundation and the funding of pilot projects.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Those tactics led to backlash from local Black leaders, who said police went too far in dealing with crowds of mostly Black young people.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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China is outcompeting the US as a regional financier.—
Bloomberg,
Bloomberg,
10 Apr. 2026
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The Charlotte museum has exclusive Southeast regional rights for one year within a four-hour radius to the high-tech show.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Urban.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urban. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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