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Recent Examples of urban
The consequences of Russian strikes are aggravated in many urban areas by reliance on centralized heating systems, a legacy of the Soviet era.
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Tim Lister, CNN Money, 8 Feb. 2026
Plants display high heat and drought tolerance and are unbothered by deer or urban conditions, making a good holly alternative.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2026
Gary should build on its urban strengths as a critical part of the city’s revival.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
Inside, get transported to a 175-year-old log cabin, a city built just for kids, an urban garden, and more.
—Elena Donovan Mauer, Parents, 8 Feb. 2026
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Tim Lister, CNN Money, 8 Feb. 2026
Plants display high heat and drought tolerance and are unbothered by deer or urban conditions, making a good holly alternative.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2026
Gary should build on its urban strengths as a critical part of the city’s revival.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
Inside, get transported to a 175-year-old log cabin, a city built just for kids, an urban garden, and more.
—Elena Donovan Mauer, Parents, 8 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urban
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Instead, the study’s data shows the termites are now found well into central Florida, including Brevard County along the Atlantic Ocean coast and Hillsborough County, which includes the Tampa metropolitan area.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
5 Feb. 2026
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This distance extends previous records by approximately two orders of magnitude, moving the technology toward metropolitan-scale implementation.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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His assistant coach, Pablo Remon Arteta, is Mikel Arteta’s cousin, a detail seized upon by the local media, hopeful that defensive organisation runs in that family.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Now, though, Geeslin and other prominent members of the local Deaf community are concerned that a new master’s program at Butler University will result in fewer deaf kids learning to sign.—
Claire Rafford,
IndyStar,
9 Feb. 2026
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These figures position the platform for regional travel, heavy logistics, and emergency response missions that exceed typical urban air taxi distances.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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Mike Norris and Mike Mladenik will be the headlines, as well as regional experts who will share their expertise during seminars included with admission.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Urban.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urban. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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