: of, relating to, characteristic of, or constituting a city
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The data helps communities protect and preserve their urban canopies.
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Bob Hirshon, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
Slimy slugs and snails are thriving in Los Angeles, California and appear to prefer urban life.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
Again and again, Kornacki has shown us rural areas bathed in red on his map and urban or close-in suburbs that are firmly blue.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
Siwa Oasis, Egypt Anderson found no cloud cover nor many dust storms in the historical record for this urban oasis near the Great Sand Sea in the Western Desert.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Bob Hirshon, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
Slimy slugs and snails are thriving in Los Angeles, California and appear to prefer urban life.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
Again and again, Kornacki has shown us rural areas bathed in red on his map and urban or close-in suburbs that are firmly blue.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
Siwa Oasis, Egypt Anderson found no cloud cover nor many dust storms in the historical record for this urban oasis near the Great Sand Sea in the Western Desert.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Urban.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urban. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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urban
adjective
ur·ban
ˈər-bən 
: of, relating to, typical of, or being a city
urban life
an urban area
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