urban renewal
Example Sentences
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The city never went through the aggressive urban renewal that gutted so many American historic areas, and retains a large collection of restored Victorian homes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
Head of Lagos's urban renewal office Gbolahan Oki did not respond to AFP requests for comment but told journalists in December that residents had been warned.
From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026
By the 1950s, the nation was entering an era of urban renewal and slum clearance subsidized by the federal government.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2025
Moses was racist, but several of his urban renewal peers, like Ed Logue in Boston or Elizabeth Wood in Chicago, had sincere progressive motives for tearing down and rebuilding cities.
From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2024
Greenberg, who already owned a similar number of houses in the section, was expanding his holdings to exploit the housing crunch caused by urban renewal.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
