urban
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Ask the average person what homelessness looks like in America, and the answer invariably involves urban encampments—people with severe mental disabilities or serious addictions living in tents and squalor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
For district critics, families in the core of urban L.A. suddenly had an education lifeline.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Raman, an urban planner, entered the mayoral race as somewhat of a surprise just before the filing deadline and shortly after she had already endorsed Bass.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
One potential snag: companies want to put driverless taxis in highly profitable, densely populated urban areas; many politicians want them in suburban and rural areas, to compensate for public-transport gaps.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
My team and I visited community colleges and some of the big urban high schools around Chicago.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
Vocabulary lists containing urban
Donald Trump Inauguration Address- January 20, 2017
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