urban unrest

collocation in English

meaningsofurbanandunrest

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urban
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈɜː.bən/us
/ˈɝː.bən/
of or in a city ...
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unrest
noun[U]
uk
/ʌnˈrest/us
/ʌnˈrest/
disagreements or fighting between different groups ...
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(Definition ofurbanandunrestfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofurban unrest

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The prospect of wartime inflation heightened government fears ofurbanunrest.
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These military rulers had more to fear fromurbanunrestand were not too responsive to the silent cries from the rural areas.
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Beyond the systematic undereducation of the labour force, business had to contend withurbanunrestand workplace disruptions.
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The increase provides for the impact on the prison system of theurbanunrestin the summer—£4,361,000—and residual expenditure on last year's prison emergency—£4,057,000.
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There could not be a greater recipe for urban insurrection andurbanunrestthan to cut off financial aid.
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We are not looking for a calamine lotion with which to swab the spots ofurbanunrestand rural vandalism.
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During this period there was considerableurbanunrestas the growing cities tried to assert their independence.
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I have not yet found any other country where there is a similar level of ongoingurbanunrest.
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He is best known for his research on theurbanunrestof the 1960s and the media coverage of those riots, specializing in identifying the patterns of unrest diffusion.
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Followingurbanunrestin the 1960s, police placed more emphasis on community relations, enacted reforms such as increased diversity in hiring, and many police agencies adopted community policing strategies.
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Followingurbanunrestin the 1960s, police placed more emphasis on community relations, and enacted reforms such as increased diversity in hiring.
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