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urban

adjective

Definition of urban

as in metropolitan

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Recent Examples of urban Orange County, where average home prices are higher than Los Angeles County’s, boasts bustling job centers and was counted as its own urban area. — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 Those numbers are roughly in line with urban voters, who would normally be expected to be much more Democratic-leaning. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026 The conglomerate is also building a $16 billion, 6,200-hectare (15,320-acre) urban project near iconic Ha Long Bay and has, so far, received government approvals to sell about 7,000 under-construction homes in Ha Long, state media said. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026 Interscope’s pop/rock and urban divisions were impacted by last week’s restructuring as Sam Riback, Interscope’s co-president and head of pop/rock A&R, as well as Nicole Wyskoarko, the label’s head of urban A&R, both departed. — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for urban

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The house is owned by his father-in-law, Robert Brockway, who owned a group of Mercedes-Benz dealerships in the Miami metropolitan area.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
The tug-of-war at O’Hare has focused on boosting revenue from customers in the nation’s third-largest metropolitan area.

— Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of metropolitan

Adjective

Public trust creates a separate pressure towards meaningful local commitment.

— Margot Edelman, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
The Sun enters your 3rd House, beginning a month that favors learning, writing, conversations, local activity, and following questions farther than usual.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of local

Adjective

The four countries agreed Monday to continue talks on expanding cooperation among them, particularly about regional peace and security, a statement said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
The four countries agreed to continue to engage to advance regional peace and security, according to Iranian state media.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

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