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edge city

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as in central city

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Recent Examples of edge city And on Thursday, the investigator chased down a tip Hannan had received from one of his followers that his dog was spotted in Del Valle, an edge city in the Greater Austin area. — Luke Chinman, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025

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Although Marrakech is known as The Red City, it is also known as a garden city, and the resort is an homage to that.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2026
Opatija is lush, a garden city watered by springs flowing from Mount Učka.

— Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2026

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In the aftermath of Sacco and Vanzetti, many Italian-Americans shifted towards the center and then the right as many white ethnics moved from the inner city into the suburbs.

— Ed Simon, JSTOR Daily, 7 Oct. 2026
Nearly 90% of low-income inner city residents in one Emory University study have experienced trauma.

— Maayan Aviv, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

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