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municipality

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


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“The challenge that every municipality in New Jersey has is that the property-tax rate is often the single most important determinant of how people view their elected officials,” Pfeiffer said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

The municipality is not waiting to find out, instead seeking to accelerate its economic diversification, hoping to find new areas of growth beyond the Opel plants.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 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

Some of those evacuated in Rethymno have been moved into a temporary shelter in a neighbouring municipality, Lioni said, adding provisions were also in place for tourists.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

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

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

Almost 100 municipalities in the U.S. have ended their Flock contracts in response to public outcry, including several in Texas, such as Bandera and Hood County.

From Salon Sep. 6, 2026

Water rationing has been in effect in several municipalities since early August, according to news reports.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

It said the board is contemplating alternative uses for manufacturing plants in the German municipalities Emden, Zwickau, Hanover and Neckarsulm as current capacity surpasses demand by over 500,000 units.

From MarketWatch Sep. 4, 2026

Dam safety laws allowed municipalities with their own engineering departments to operate without state oversight, and Mulholland had taken advantage of this loophole.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

It begins with shock, followed by rage—because cruising ahead of her is a water supply truck owned by one of the various underperforming water municipalities.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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