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Recent Examples of inner city
Stephen grew up in the inner city of San Diego, just minutes from Pro Kids, home of First Tee – San Diego.
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First Tee, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
The law expands opportunity zones and extends tax benefits for investing in inner cities and economically depressed rural areas.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 9 July 2025
Recruiting players from inner city Los Angeles used to be a priority for USC and UCLA.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2025
Several inner cities are also experiencing the phenomenon.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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First Tee, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
The law expands opportunity zones and extends tax benefits for investing in inner cities and economically depressed rural areas.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 9 July 2025
Recruiting players from inner city Los Angeles used to be a priority for USC and UCLA.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2025
Several inner cities are also experiencing the phenomenon.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inner city
Noun
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Manhattan merged with Brooklyn a dozen years before, and here is Greater New York, spreading into new suburbs, boroughs, and garden cities.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
18 Apr. 2025
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Initially designed as a garden city with villas, reminiscent of those eastern European cities lost in prior decades, Ankara symbolized the birth of a European country from the ashes of the Ottoman Empire—in the middle of Anatolia.—
Soner Cagaptay,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Feb. 2024
Noun
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An apartment building in downtown Berkeley has been bought by an East Bay real estate investment firm.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Along with the downtown Las Vegas block party, the stream will find the group beaming around the planet from locations around Sin City.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And on Thursday, the investigator chased down a tip Hannan had received from one of his followers that his dog was spotted in Del Valle, an edge city in the Greater Austin area.—
Luke Chinman,
People.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Inner city.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inner%20city. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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