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  • adjective Of, pertaining to, or situated in the central part of a city, especially an older, populous area of low-income or immigrant families

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Examples

  • His navy blue Dockers and navy socks, powder blue Guayabera shirt and black leather comfort shoes make him look more like a vacationing grandfather than an inner-city parish priest.

    American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010

  • Wealthy suburban school districts are almost exclusively white; poor inner-city schools are often composed exclusively of African-American and Hispanic students.

    The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010

  • The contrast between its inner-city location and its middle-class, commuter congregants is striking at Bethel, and is a concern for Reid, who has suggested ideas such as “dress down Sunday” as possible strategies for “attracting the poor” to church.

    American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010

  • Vaillant also dramatically expanded his scope by taking over a defunct study of juvenile delinquents in inner-city Boston, run by the criminologists Sheldon and Eleanor Glueck.

    What Makes Us Happy? 2009

  • We've found ourselves reverting to the kind of vigilance and defense that we used when we lived in inner-city Washington D.C. The Chapala Forum thread on crime is a must read for the OP.

    Safety in lakeside 2009

  • All the guidebooks told me to avoid driving in much of St. Louis, but I ignored it -- and witnessed the worst inner-city poverty I have ever seen.

    Paul Hogarth: My Top 10 Insights From Traveling Route 66 Paul Hogarth 2011

  • All the guidebooks told me to avoid driving in much of St. Louis, but I ignored it -- and witnessed the worst inner-city poverty I have ever seen.

    Paul Hogarth: My Top 10 Insights From Traveling Route 66 Paul Hogarth 2011

  • Vaillant points out that at age 70, the inner-city men who graduated from college were just as healthy as the Harvard men.

    What Makes Us Happy? 2009

  • This was written by educator Anthony Cody, who taught science for 18 years in inner-city Oakland and now works with a team of science teacher-coaches that supports novice teachers.

    Taming teacher turnover: A lesson from Oakland Valerie Strauss 2011

  • We've found ourselves reverting to the kind of vigilance and defense that we used when we lived in inner-city Washington D.C. The Chapala Forum thread on crime is a must read for the OP.

    Safety in lakeside 2009

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