: of, relating to, characteristic of, or constituting a city
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In August 2023, the first robotaxi service between an urban area and an airport was launched by Baidu for Wuhan Tianhe International Airport.
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Richard Bishop, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
As immigration became linked to criminal law, local law enforcement—especially county sheriffs, who enjoy relative autonomy free from direct oversight and have jurisdiction over much larger areas than, say, urban police departments—began to play a critical role in the deportation machine.
—Jessica Pishko, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
Sameness, a major feature of Soviet urban design, is an important theme in the movie and a key factor in making its improbable plot work.
—Valeriya Safronova, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Though the Street Transportation Department could not point to any 2024 progress mitigating urban temperatures with the program's heat-reflective pavement coating as of late June, Gallego's team provided an update last week that 32 miles of road had been treated this year.
—Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Richard Bishop, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
As immigration became linked to criminal law, local law enforcement—especially county sheriffs, who enjoy relative autonomy free from direct oversight and have jurisdiction over much larger areas than, say, urban police departments—began to play a critical role in the deportation machine.
—Jessica Pishko, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
Sameness, a major feature of Soviet urban design, is an important theme in the movie and a key factor in making its improbable plot work.
—Valeriya Safronova, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Though the Street Transportation Department could not point to any 2024 progress mitigating urban temperatures with the program's heat-reflective pavement coating as of late June, Gallego's team provided an update last week that 32 miles of road had been treated this year.
—Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Urban.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urban. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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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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