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[sit-ee] / ˈsɪt i /




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Operating from Heron House in Manchester's city centre, No 10 North will be the government's new situation room for growth, it was announced.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

An estimated 45,194 homeless people live in the city, with about 36% of them in shelters, according to LAHSA.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

Interior Minister Laurent Nunez told the TF1 broadcaster that authorities would "do everything to protect" Bordeaux, the nearest city to the fire.

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

In Madrid the fires are in the wider region far outside the city centre - and authorities are battling to stop different fires merging.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

Phineas takes back his tamping iron and hits the road, traveling from city to city through New England and ending up at P. T. Barnum's American Museum on Broadway in New York City.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

Los Angeles is one of many cities across the nation fighting an epic battle to solve a multibillion-dollar problem buried underground.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

The authorities had deployed security forces across major cities in the East African nation on 7 July and warned that they would act against anyone accused of inciting unrest.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

When the tournament last came to America in 1994, boosters promised host cities $4 billion in gains.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Kyiv calls its strikes "long-range sanctions", saying the attacks are justified retribution for Russia's more than four-year offensive and nightly attacks on its cities.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

Pentagon planners had selected more than a thousand priority targets in the Soviet Union, as well as Eastern Europe and communist China, mainly military bases and cities.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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