urban
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"She's going to wear that for the rest of her life," said urban policy analyst Peter Dreier of California's Occidental College.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
China’s urban jobless rate among 16-to-24-year-olds, excluding students, stands at about 18%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
The effect, says Ordway, is reminiscent of a start-up entrepreneur, designed to appeal to an urban, working-class electorate.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Supply-chain congestion sometimes causes freight trains to sit idle, leaving them vulnerable to thieves in urban railyards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
Women fared somewhat better during this period because the social-service sector in urban areas—which employs primarily women—was expanding at the same time manufacturing jobs were evaporating.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
Vocabulary lists containing urban
Donald Trump Inauguration Address- January 20, 2017
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