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asphalt jungle, burg, city, cosmopolis, megacity, megalopolis, metropolis, town
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Eric spent most of his working career in the civil engineering field connected to multiple firms and municipalities. — courant.com, "Eric James Ohlund," 24 Aug. 2019 The rules won't come into effect until January next year, and won't apply to plastic water bottles, said Ganesh Ghimire, the chief administrative officer of Khumbu Pasang Lhamu rural municipality. — Sugam Pokharel And Julia Hollingsworth, CNN, "Nepal is banning single-use plastic in the Everest region," 22 Aug. 2019 The recent cyberattack in Texas, which crippled the computer systems of nearly two dozen cities simultaneously, has served as another reminder of how outgunned most municipalities are against sophisticated hackers. — Frances Robles, New York Times, "When Ransomware Cripples a City, Who鈥檚 to Blame? This I.T. Chief Is Fighting Back," 22 Aug. 2019 This year鈥檚 event isn鈥檛 over and tentative plans are being made for next year, which include the Town of Perryville holding its Lower Ferry Festival on the same weekend to celebrate between both municipalities, with transportation between both. — Erika Butler, baltimoresun.com, "Havre de Grace to host first Waterfront Festival with public art unveiling, fireworks," 22 Aug. 2019 Palm Beach County voters approved a one-cent sales tax increase in 2016 that is being split among schools and municipalities for construction projects. — Lois K. Solomon, sun-sentinel.com, "Schools to get more portable classrooms in coming years," 21 Aug. 2019 Dunleavy introduces a revised state operating budget that includes sweeping cuts to state services and plans to divert revenue from municipalities to the state. — James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, "Timeline: The road to this year鈥檚 budget," 20 Aug. 2019 The ruling made ripples in California and other Western states, effectively blocking municipalities from citing or arresting those who violate local rules prohibiting camping in public areas. — Priscella Vega, Daily Pilot, "Huntington Beach tentatively approves new police management contract," 20 Aug. 2019 While many of the state鈥檚 larger cities allow dispensaries, The Times found that 80 percent of California鈥檚 500 municipalities do not. — Tim Stelloh, NBC News, "Nearly four tons of pot buried in jalape帽os seized in San Diego," 18 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'municipality.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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