municipal

Example Sentences

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"When I started applying for municipal contracts with the City of Chicago, they wanted me to pay for projects upfront and get reimbursed later. But I didn't have the capital," Traci explains.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

If I do return, I would likely seek work in a church, nonprofit, or municipal role.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

“When it gets dark, the horror starts,” said Walid Nasser, a retired police officer and a municipal board member.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Treasurys, says Andrew Clinton, CEO of Clinton Investments in Stamford, Conn. “For those in high tax brackets, the taxable equivalent yields of municipal bonds are often higher than those of taxable CDs and Treasurys.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

However, no municipal works projects—such as putting in a sewer system to eliminate the polluted “sinks”—were initiated to change the wretched conditions.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy