urban
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"Relocation disconnects them from both jobs and networks, resulting in livelihood and income loss," urban researcher Mukta Naik told the BBC.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Lawmakers could similarly intervene in local issues like public education, urban planning or policing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
The union later estimated that 17 million Americans stopped buying grapes during the boycott, as solidarity grew between urban and suburban Americans—often homemakers—and the men and women picking their food up to 3,000 miles away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
By the mid-20th century, this inherited relationship with the macabre migrated from home altars and rural folk traditions into the pavement of urban youth cultures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
As described in chapter 1, during the late 1970s, jobs had suddenly disappeared from urban areas across America, and unemployment rates had skyrocketed.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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