: of, relating to, characteristic of, or constituting a city
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Until last month, U.S. commuting policy favored half-measures and incremental tweaks to address a scourge of urban America: traffic congestion.
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Dj Gribbin, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025
Accordingly, maps of urban projects, airports and seaports overlay the cartographic contours of Gaza; and a Gaza-West Bank corridor, which would be sealed for Israeli security, could connect the two geographically separate Palestinian territories.
—Christine Leuenberger, The Conversation, 7 Feb. 2025
Several of India’s largest corporations, such as Hindustan Unilever, Maruti Suzuki and Reliance Retail — the retail arm of Reliance Industries — reported a slowdown in revenue and weaker earnings last year, on account of languishing urban demand.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025
The Durham City Council rejected a development plan that would add 1,000 homes, apartments and townhouses to Mount Moriah Road due to the project being outside of the city's urban growth boundary.
—Zachery Eanes, Axios, 5 Feb. 2025
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Dj Gribbin, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025
Accordingly, maps of urban projects, airports and seaports overlay the cartographic contours of Gaza; and a Gaza-West Bank corridor, which would be sealed for Israeli security, could connect the two geographically separate Palestinian territories.
—Christine Leuenberger, The Conversation, 7 Feb. 2025
Several of India’s largest corporations, such as Hindustan Unilever, Maruti Suzuki and Reliance Retail — the retail arm of Reliance Industries — reported a slowdown in revenue and weaker earnings last year, on account of languishing urban demand.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025
The Durham City Council rejected a development plan that would add 1,000 homes, apartments and townhouses to Mount Moriah Road due to the project being outside of the city's urban growth boundary.
—Zachery Eanes, Axios, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Urban.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urban. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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urban
adjective
ur·ban
ˈər-bən 
: of, relating to, typical of, or being a city
urban life
an urban area
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