core city

Example Sentences

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“I’m personally not prepared to lay off existing city employees who provide core city services ... so that we can start new programs,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2025

The Office of Budget and Management said it will keep the minimum population needed in a community’s core city at 50,000 residents in order to be designated a “metropolitan statistical area.”

From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2021

“You can’t go back to the past unless you are in some kind of theme park, and we are not a theme park, we are a core city of the U.K.”

From New York Times • May 18, 2021

While some might argue the government shouldn’t be involved with services other than the core city services like public safety and utilities, Goddard said those amenities are essential for quality of life.

From Washington Times • Jan. 13, 2020

Nearly 30 percent of the affected applications are considered “mission critical,” affecting core city services, including police and courts.

From Reuters • Jun. 6, 2018