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urban

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Definition of urban

as in metropolitan

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Recent Examples of urban The researchers built 15 virtual scenarios, covering construction sites, highways, forest roads, riverbanks, mining areas, and urban and rural settings. — New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2026 The list also includes pine rocklands, home to species found only in Miami-Dade, hardwood hammocks and land near the Oleta River, one of the few remaining patches of wilderness in urban Miami. — Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026 There will always be a wait period of at least two years for any project while the city goes through the design and bidding process, said Eric Zaverl, an urban design specialist for nonprofit Sustain Charlotte. — Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2026 IndyCar has built racetracks in urban settings across the country. — Adam Kilgore, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for urban

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The restaurant chain is testing the tacos for a limited time, while supplies last, at about 45 locations in the Atlanta metropolitan area, close to the Waffle House corporate offices.

— Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
The index looks at more than 300 metropolitan markets, with separate measures for the office, industrial, retail and multifamily sectors, and measures the economic conditions of each region.

— Diana Olick, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of metropolitan

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Toward the southern end of the park, the LeFrak Center offers ice skating in winter and roller skating in summer, and Smorgasburg, a Sunday local food fair, pops up from April to October.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
Geis’ remains were found by a team made up of local volunteers, according to Irfan Arshad Khan, president of the Alpine Club of Pakistan.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of local

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Projects expected to have significant regional impacts are required to go through the DRI process to help local governments with infrastructure planning, but the agency only began requiring that large solar projects participate last year.

— Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 20 Aug. 2026
In total, in the last 24 hours, the death toll in Ukraine has reached 25 people, with a further 132 injured throughout the country, according to reports from regional military administrations.

— Kosta Gak, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

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