urban
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A long-established commercial dairy industry has led to pasteurised milk being very popular, particularly in urban areas, with Kenyans ranked among Africa's highest consumers, according to industry data.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Parts of the country, along with Ecuador and parts of Brazil, have previously experienced increased rainfall, resulting in flash flooding and landslides, particularly in urban centres where the water is less able to drain away.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
The soot-blackened Philadelphia he encountered, then in a state of urban decay, sparked his lifelong fascination with industrialism, destitution and the macabre.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Founded in 2009, Uber remade the urban transportation sector by disrupting markets dominated by taxi and private car companies, allowing people to use their own vehicles to give others rides.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
It was a beautifully written story, but, more important, it was a story about the black urban experience.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
Vocabulary lists containing urban
Donald Trump Inauguration Address- January 20, 2017
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