urbanize

Example Sentences

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Emerging markets over the longterm will continue to urbanize along with rising incomes.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

It was such an incredible moment to mobilize the whole country to urbanize.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Many cities have pushed back, arguing that so many more homes will more rapidly urbanize their suburban communities.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2024

The urge to urbanize is hard-wired in us because cities are life.

From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2023

The residents of the cities had best not forget that the very farmland they continue to urbanize is the source of their food.

From Down with the Cities by Nakashima, Tadashi