urban renewal
Example Sentences
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Lagos state officials say the demolition was necessary for safety and urban renewal reasons.
From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026
When urban renewal bulldozed those communities, the benefits vanished.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
By many accounts, they helped spark an urban renewal.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2024
It certainly isn’t because stadium-building leads to urban renewal or a robust expansion of employment opportunities.
From Slate • Jan. 31, 2024
Alongside the neat gray wharf sheds that lined the river and canal across the railroad tracks, Lew Pants huddled, a silent and smoky plea for urban renewal.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
