urban center

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Great for windsurfing, as well as human or canine jogs, Guincho is so wild and natural it is hard to believe it is so close to an urban center and seafood restaurants galore.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Krupp advises that those who are “committed to the Perseids” despite the diminished chances of visibility this year “should go somewhere far from any urban center and away from the scattered glare of artificial lighting.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2025

Downtown Seattle has three distinct advantages that any urban center would envy.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 21, 2024

“One of the lessons from those years,” Mr. Hulen said, “was you don’t have to live in a big urban center to expect extraordinary things from your local newsroom.”

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2024

Walls had been constructed out of wood, scrap metal, cars, anything big and strong enough to protect what was inside: a mostly burned-out urban center.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner