urbanist
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of urbanist
Example Sentences
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“Miami is becoming very different,” said Richard Florida, an urbanist and author who lives part of the year in Miami Beach.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
The late urbanist first made waves in the 1990s for forecasting an L.A. that would be one ecological and manmade disaster after another.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2025
The urbanist icon Jane Jacobs identified these collisions as central to what makes cities dynamic.
From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2023
There also are progressives mounting strong campaigns, such as Ron Davis, a tech entrepreneur and urbanist in the 4th who is grabbing Democratic endorsements.
From Seattle Times • May 24, 2023
The punchline the famous urbanist delivers next is shocking: “I am sorry—purely sorry for dramatic purposes—to have to report that the little girl turned out to be the man’s daughter.”
From Slate • Mar. 13, 2023
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