: of, relating to, characteristic of, or constituting a city
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Guests leave having experienced a piece of Brazilian urban life, a glimpse of the energy and tension that defines Rio and São Paulo.
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Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Availability is limited to about 11% of households in the state, mostly in urban areas.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2025
Big urban states and small rural states see dramatic improvement
But for now, drug deaths continue to ease, with many states seeing 30-40% improvements in the last year alone.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 30 Aug. 2025
Moreover, Southern California is a particularly attractive location due to entitlement challenges, land scarcity, proximity to ports and its dense urban population, all of which have fueled demand and fast rent growth.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2025
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Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Availability is limited to about 11% of households in the state, mostly in urban areas.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2025
Big urban states and small rural states see dramatic improvement
But for now, drug deaths continue to ease, with many states seeing 30-40% improvements in the last year alone.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 30 Aug. 2025
Moreover, Southern California is a particularly attractive location due to entitlement challenges, land scarcity, proximity to ports and its dense urban population, all of which have fueled demand and fast rent growth.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2025
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“Urban.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urban. Accessed 4 Sep. 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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