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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
And the existence of the municipal government itself, which manages the day-to-day affairs of a city with more residents than some U.S. states have, is under direct threat.
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Campbell Robertson, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
It’s designed to detect leaks in municipal water systems early and often, making a fix easier and cheaper than having to assemble a team in the middle of the night to tackle a busted main.
—John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2025
City officials note that Fremont already had language in its municipal code prohibiting the aiding and abetting of any criminal violation.
—Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025
None of the officials from the municipal government who approved construction are being tried.
—Emily Wither, The Dial, 13 Feb. 2025
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Campbell Robertson, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
It’s designed to detect leaks in municipal water systems early and often, making a fix easier and cheaper than having to assemble a team in the middle of the night to tackle a busted main.
—John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2025
City officials note that Fremont already had language in its municipal code prohibiting the aiding and abetting of any criminal violation.
—Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025
None of the officials from the municipal government who approved construction are being tried.
—Emily Wither, The Dial, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for municipal
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This includes fighting against cuts to infrastructure funding, environmental rollbacks that worsen our sewage crisis, or federal overreach in local immigration enforcement.—
Louis A Fuentes,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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Six aviation industry leaders appeared before the House Transportation Committee on Tuesday and addressed longstanding issues within the industry, including outdated federal systems and staffing shortages.—
Geoff Harris,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Mar. 2025
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The Dynamo parted ways with former Mexican national team star Héctor Herrera in the off season.—
Jay R. Jordan,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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On Tuesday, Trump raised the scepter of new tariffs on copper, again in the context of national security.—
Haisten Willis,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
28 Feb. 2025
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In Los Angeles, civic leaders are planning a memorial to commemorate a Chinese massacre from 1871, in which eighteen Chinese men were killed, fifteen of them hanged.—
Michael Luo,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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Similarly, corporations can create an employee resource group that is focused on ethics and civic engagement.—
Irma Becerra,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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The third individual placed on leave -- a member of the office's civil division -- posted about Elon Musk and Ed Martin, a leader of the Stop the Steal movement and President Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., the sources said.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2025
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Undocumented immigration status, such as a visa overstay, is a civil violation; even crossing the border without inspection is a misdemeanor.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
6 Mar. 2025
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Courtenay Brown Updated Feb 2, 2025 - Business Trump tariffs begin, with levies on Canada, Mexico, China President Trump on Saturday imposed across-the-board tariffs on North American allies and China, which sparked immediate retaliation against domestic manufacturers.—
Courtenay Brown,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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Throughout Talk to Me, Benjamin knits together a winding history of the island’s geopolitical and domestic turbulence with an accounting of his family’s story.—
Danielle Amir Jackson,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2025
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The next four largest egg producers are privately held, so their financial data are not public.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
8 Mar. 2025
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Private fears become public and Gaines sharply renders the stress of Clay’s twoness.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, Garrett Whitlock pitched in his first game since an internal brace procedure in May.—
Jen McCaffrey,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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The efforts to cut diplomatic posts and overseas staffing are part of an internal campaign to reduce the State Department's operations budget, perhaps by as much as 20%, according to two U.S. officials with knowledge of the evolving discussions.—
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arkansasonline.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Municipal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/municipal. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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