urban
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They point to the string of devastating urban wildfires in recent years as reason to move quickly.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
Researchers presented the findings at the 2026 SSA Annual Meeting, showing that urban areas within the "path of totality" briefly became seismically quieter as the Moon fully blocked the Sun.
From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026
Importantly, land values largely reflect the benefits of public investments that make urban locations desirable—in transit, schools, parks, for example.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
A comprehensive program could eventually increase their storage capacity by more than 2 million acre-feet, enough water to supply all of California’s urban water users for nearly three months.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
When the people of the Norte Chico were building these cities, there was only one other urban complex on earth: Sumer.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Vocabulary lists containing urban
Donald Trump Inauguration Address- January 20, 2017
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