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municipality

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


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The municipality is not waiting to find out, instead seeking to accelerate its economic diversification, hoping to find new areas of growth beyond the Opel plants.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

"In very busy locations with intensive use it is necessary for organisational reasons to ensure supervision in order to guarantee proper use and cleanliness," Sandra Holzinger, a spokeswoman for the municipality, told AFP.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

Indian Creek Village, which operates independently from the country club, is an entire incorporated municipality with its own legislative powers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

The Suisun City council declared a state of emergency Saturday after a cyberattack forced the municipality to shut down its information technology network.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

No municipality in all of America had ever taken such draconian action.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

In response, Arcadia officials this month began what they say is a pioneering effort to determine how to protect local municipalities from influence by foreign governments.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

The law was one of a number of such bans passed in other municipalities after Floyd’s murder.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

That on-the-ground mosquito control work, which has been carried out in a growing number of states and municipalities across the country over the past century, is vital.

From Slate Aug. 4, 2026

In a sign of progress, Spain's interior ministry said it would end evacuation orders for 13 municipalities on Tuesday afternoon, without providing details of how many people were covered.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

It begins with shock, followed by rage—because cruising ahead of her is a water supply truck owned by one of the various underperforming water municipalities.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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