urban sprawl
noun
: the spreading of urban developments (such as houses and shopping centers) on undeveloped land near a city
Examples of urban sprawl in a Sentence
efforts to stop urban sprawl
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There’s evidence that having more local folks involved in food production reaps benefits for a community even in a place with urban sprawl like Los Angeles, De la Haye said.
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Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024
The baddie in this scenario is entirely of our own making: avarice and urban sprawl come to bite us in the ass.
—Hazlitt, 19 June 2024
Poor planning, urban sprawl and scorching dry weather have strained the water supply.
—Somini Sengupta César Rodríguez, New York Times, 18 May 2024
Minneapolis, a smaller city, added bike lanes and banned single-family zoning, a major contributor to urban sprawl.
—The Editors, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
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Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024
The baddie in this scenario is entirely of our own making: avarice and urban sprawl come to bite us in the ass.
—Hazlitt, 19 June 2024
Poor planning, urban sprawl and scorching dry weather have strained the water supply.
—Somini Sengupta César Rodríguez, New York Times, 18 May 2024
Minneapolis, a smaller city, added bike lanes and banned single-family zoning, a major contributor to urban sprawl.
—The Editors, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
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“Urban sprawl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urban%20sprawl. Accessed 29 Jun. 2024.
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