municipal

Example Sentences

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That’s ominous news for retirees who have a lot of their money invested in regular Treasury, municipal and corporate bonds, as most do.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

The party also placed some of Ma’s former subordinates in the Shenzhen municipal government and the chairman of a major property developer in the city under investigation in recent months.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Surprisingly, the LFI does not appear to have been badly damaged, and pulled through the first round of the municipal elections with strong results.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

Valencia said the city could make a case for an exemption because he believed the Surplus Land Act was designed for smaller properties like school sites and municipal office buildings.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Because British municipal governments had invested heavily in gas lighting and placed regulatory obstacles in the way of the competing electric light companies.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond