urban sprawls

noun

Definition of urban sprawlsnext
plural of urban sprawl
as in asphalt jungles

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  1. cities
  2. towns
  3. municipalities
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  • With vacancy rates in some cities across the country still at all-time highs, the focus has shifted to the optimization of space, and creating spaces that tenants will want to use will be instrumental to landlords’ success in today’s office landscape.
    Ryan Masiello, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The study highlighted some unexpected findings resulting from this methodology, including the fact that cities with the highest financial losses weren’t always those with the highest volume of package theft incidents.
    Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of cities
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  • Shoppers unable to afford iPhones and kitchen appliances in Argentina arrive at Chilean border towns by the busload to get the most bang from their buck.
    Isabel Debre, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2024
  • At least 37 people were killed – both regime forces and allied militia – and rebels seized 13 villages, including the strategic towns of Urm al-Sughra and Anjara, as well as Base 46, the largest Syrian regime army base in western Aleppo, according to a statement by opposition factions at the time.
    Antoinette Radford, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of towns
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  • One of the biggest sticking points was qualified immunity, a legal principal to allow civil lawsuits against police officers and municipalities in cases of police shootings, officer misconduct, and abuse of power.
    Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The Orange County School Board will meet Tuesday to discuss the financial impact and logistics of replacing school resource officers, often called SROs, at 30 OCPS schools in those five municipalities with guardians — armed employees provided training by a sheriff’s office.
    Steven Walker, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of municipalities
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