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municipality

[myoo-nis-uh-pal-i-tee] / mjuˌnɪs əˈpæl ɪ ti /


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"In very busy locations with intensive use it is necessary for organisational reasons to ensure supervision in order to guarantee proper use and cleanliness," Sandra Holzinger, a spokeswoman for the municipality, told AFP.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

The Suisun City council declared a state of emergency Saturday after a cyberattack forced the municipality to shut down its information technology network.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

Ruiz is to receive 85kg and Gavi 68.5kg in a tradition that local officials say "has become a hallmark of the municipality for honouring its great athletes".

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

The trap began with a routine bureaucratic ritual: the head of a family-run contracting company and a small town public-works director trading emails about when the municipality would cut a six-figure check for utility work.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

An engineer from the Ettumanoor municipality was supervising the disposal of the carcass.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

In response, Arcadia officials this month began what they say is a pioneering effort to determine how to protect local municipalities from influence by foreign governments.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

Last month’s incidents have renewed questions about who should bear the cost of defending small, underfunded U.S. municipalities from potential attacks from nation-state hackers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 2026

That on-the-ground mosquito control work, which has been carried out in a growing number of states and municipalities across the country over the past century, is vital.

From Slate Aug. 4, 2026

In a sign of progress, Spain's interior ministry said it would end evacuation orders for 13 municipalities on Tuesday afternoon, without providing details of how many people were covered.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

Cartographers create fictional landmarks, streets, and municipalities and place them obscurely into their maps.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green




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