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Recent Examples of urban
The urban and rural structures created from the 16th century during the colonial period have been admirably preserved.
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Natalia Cano, Billboard, 4 Sep. 2025
Spectrum Spectrum provides cable internet with wide coverage in urban areas.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Their ability to operate autonomously in hazardous conditions could reduce human casualties in urban or amphibious battles.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
If developing urban robotaxis weren’t already a formidable challenge for automakers, imagine a struggling supply base coincidence with cashflow investment issues and customer uncertainty.
—Steve Tengler, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Natalia Cano, Billboard, 4 Sep. 2025
Spectrum Spectrum provides cable internet with wide coverage in urban areas.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Their ability to operate autonomously in hazardous conditions could reduce human casualties in urban or amphibious battles.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
If developing urban robotaxis weren’t already a formidable challenge for automakers, imagine a struggling supply base coincidence with cashflow investment issues and customer uncertainty.
—Steve Tengler, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urban
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In several major metropolitan areas, homeownership lags far behind the national rate.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Charlotte, North Carolina, recorded the highest growth for employment on the year so far among metropolitan areas with a population of at least 1 million people, followed by Salt Lake City and San Antonio, Texas.—
Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Just as a developer is trying to move ahead with plans to raze the historic Excelsior Club in west Charlotte, then rebuild a near replica, a local museum CEO is trying to make the case for saving the structure.—
Catherine Muccigrosso,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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The projects received millions in state and local tax incentives after promising to create thousands of new jobs.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Some states are banding together to form regional health coalitions.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Lebanese army’s plan is an unprecedented effort to disarm Iran’s most powerful regional proxy and one of the biggest non-state threats to Israel.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Urban.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urban. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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