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Recent Examples of urban
While this unfortunately ends in disaster for many species, some populations are figuring out new ways to navigate urban spaces.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 June 2025
This is now the second opportunistic urban skill that's been observed in the large-bodied cockatoo (Cacatua galerita), a very social species found along the southern, eastern and northern coastline of Australia, as well as Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
—New Atlas, 4 June 2025
There are hundreds of urban canyons spread throughout the county, some 27,000 acres of which are managed by the Open Space Division of the city of San Diego’s Parks and Recreation Department.
—Contributing, Oc Register, 4 June 2025
Typically, West Nile virus activity peaks from July-September with highest levels of activity in urban and suburban communities in the state.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2025
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 June 2025
This is now the second opportunistic urban skill that's been observed in the large-bodied cockatoo (Cacatua galerita), a very social species found along the southern, eastern and northern coastline of Australia, as well as Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
—New Atlas, 4 June 2025
There are hundreds of urban canyons spread throughout the county, some 27,000 acres of which are managed by the Open Space Division of the city of San Diego’s Parks and Recreation Department.
—Contributing, Oc Register, 4 June 2025
Typically, West Nile virus activity peaks from July-September with highest levels of activity in urban and suburban communities in the state.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urban
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Initially, the Alive Center plans to focus on potential franchisees in Illinois, specifically the Chicago metropolitan area.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2025
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In March, the San Diego metropolitan area’s home price increased 1.67% annually, said the S&P Case-Shiller Indices report released Tuesday.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2025
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And yet, for many, that's a price worth paying to have Central Park in your backyard, the Met as your local museum, and Broadway-caliber talent for regular entertainment.—
Amelia Mularz,
Architectural Digest,
28 May 2025
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During the summer, my family and I spend a lot of time near a pool, riding waves on the beach, exploring creeks and streams, and visiting our local waterpark.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
28 May 2025
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This would enable Israel, though belatedly, to join Trump's vision of a New Middle East, including normalization with Saudi Arabia, regional deployment to tackle the Iranian challenge, and participation in the trade corridor project from India through the Gulf to Europe.—
Ehud Barak,
Time,
2 June 2025
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Most Popular Top 2 seeds done on wild baseball Sunday As mentioned above, the NCAA baseball tournament has emulated its basketball counterpart in every way this weekend, as both the Nos. 1 and 2 overall seeds — Vanderbilt and Texas — saw seasons end in their own regional yesterday.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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“Urban.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urban. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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