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Recent Examples of urban
This is where, during the Industrial Revolution, a new urban working class was formed and came together to demand rights and representation.
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Lauren Frayer, NPR, 19 Apr. 2025
While participants say the takeovers are a part of urban Southern California car culture, the events have led to numerous deadly crashes and shootings in 2022.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
On a recent episode of Mind the Game, LeBron James‘ new podcast, the two-time NBA MVP opened up about the deep influence Hip-Hop and urban culture had on his formative years.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Lee Shubert’s urban masterstroke proved as permanent as any real-estate coup can be in New York.
—Frank Rich, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
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Lauren Frayer, NPR, 19 Apr. 2025
While participants say the takeovers are a part of urban Southern California car culture, the events have led to numerous deadly crashes and shootings in 2022.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
On a recent episode of Mind the Game, LeBron James‘ new podcast, the two-time NBA MVP opened up about the deep influence Hip-Hop and urban culture had on his formative years.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Lee Shubert’s urban masterstroke proved as permanent as any real-estate coup can be in New York.
—Frank Rich, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urban
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Research from the Census Bureau shows that individuals who move to new metropolitan areas for work fare better than those who stay put during their job search.—
Daryl Fairweather,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The New York metropolitan area already has a steep housing shortage because not enough homes have been built in the past few decades.—
James Barron,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Also strutting her stuff is the dazzling Jayme Lawson as Pearline, a local woman unleashed by the excitement of Club Juke.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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That phrase may not be familiar yet, but that will change next year when NBC’s long-running live sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live hits the U.K. with an official local adaptation.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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His work has received dozens of national and regional awards.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
15 Apr. 2025
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The investment was about $3.55 billion, according to Newsweek research—a mixture of direct and indirect grants and loans from the Chinese state and its banks, regional development banks and the states themselves.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Urban.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urban. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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