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municipality

[myoo-nis-uh-pal-i-tee] / myuˌnɪs əˈpæl ɪ ti /


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Nine out of 10 residents say their city is unsafe, according to census data, more than in any other municipality in Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

The bus involved had reportedly travelled from the Düdingen municipality, 17km south of Kerzers.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

The mayor of Juiz de Fora, Margarida Salomao, said the municipality had experienced its wettest February on record.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Tehran’s municipality has identified metro stations, parking lots and other locations that could serve as bomb shelters, Ali Nasiri, a crisis management official, told state media in late January.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

Trina Garnett was the youngest of twelve children living in the poorest section of Chester, Pennsylvania, a financially distressed municipality outside of Philadelphia.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson