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urban

adjective

Definition of urban

as in metropolitan

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Recent Examples of urban Police arrested 99 people that day, apparently all in the urban part of the community. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026 But voting hasn’t been as robust in Atlanta’s urban core as in the surrounding suburbs. — Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 28 Oct. 2026 In addition to releasing her own music that laces tropical music with urban and pop, Darlin is the founder and band leader of the all-female group Sandungueras Band. — Natalia Cano, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2026 As urban growth and climate change push more fires into cities, researchers said monitoring and emergency response will have to adapt. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for urban

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Major League Baseball team caps themselves–for the New York Yankees and LA Dodgers, primarily–often signal affiliation with a particular metropolitan sensibility, rather than the team, and thus have broad application.

— Joan Kennedy, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026
Building off that trial, Waymo debuted Waymo One, a commercial robotaxi service that used a fleet of Chrysler Pacifica hybrid minivans outfitted with Waymo’s self-driving technology, in the Phoenix metropolitan area.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Oct. 2026

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Therapy rooms look out over the open ocean, as therapists deploy local oils, herbs, and spices via an imaginative roster of treatments.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
In order to ensure the long-term sustainability of major investments in stadiums and arenas, governments must first prioritise the development of the troubled local sports sector.

— Martin K.N Siele, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026

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