as in towns
a thickly settled, highly populated area
commuters who drive every day between their homes in the suburbs and their jobs in the city
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The film in the Farsi and French languages is an offbeat homage to Iranian cinema that takes place in the Canadian cities of Montreal and Winnipeg, and Rankin reimagines a Canada where Farsi is now a dominant tongue.
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Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Jan. 2025
In Poway, as in other cities, the council has cited the cost of a special election as a reason to appoint.
—Hiram Soto, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
Often, though, schools are left with no choice but to shut their doors when cities are covered in smoke and families flee under evacuation orders.
—Troy Closson, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Many evacuees sought shelter in neighboring Southern California cities like Santa Monica and Marina del Rey.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
Both cities had previously canceled pickup Monday and Tuesday following the blizzard.
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
The numbers indicate the national crime rate has plunged from its pandemic peak in 2020-21, especially in our nation’s big cities, but most Americans either haven’t even seen the statistics or don’t believe them.
—F.k. Plous, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
Residents of cities like Overland Park, Lee’s Summit and Independence get their trash and recycling collected by private contractors.
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
Which other California cities made the list?
—Fernanda Galan, Sacramento Bee, 8 Jan. 2025
Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Jan. 2025
In Poway, as in other cities, the council has cited the cost of a special election as a reason to appoint.
—Hiram Soto, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
Often, though, schools are left with no choice but to shut their doors when cities are covered in smoke and families flee under evacuation orders.
—Troy Closson, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Many evacuees sought shelter in neighboring Southern California cities like Santa Monica and Marina del Rey.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
Both cities had previously canceled pickup Monday and Tuesday following the blizzard.
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
The numbers indicate the national crime rate has plunged from its pandemic peak in 2020-21, especially in our nation’s big cities, but most Americans either haven’t even seen the statistics or don’t believe them.
—F.k. Plous, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
Residents of cities like Overland Park, Lee’s Summit and Independence get their trash and recycling collected by private contractors.
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
Which other California cities made the list?
—Fernanda Galan, Sacramento Bee, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Cities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cities. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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