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metro

[me-troh] / ˈmɛ troʊ /


NOUN
subway
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The metro no longer crosses the Dnieper River, which divides the capital in two, causing traffic chaos.

From Barron's Aug. 31, 2026

Last year, the New York metro area’s tech workforce reached 394,300, surpassing the Bay Area’s 375,730, according to a report from CBRE.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

The median sale price of a home in the Chicago metro area in June was about $407,000, up 4.6% from a year ago, according to a report by Illinois Realtors.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

Prime Air currently delivers a selection of products in 11 metro areas from Detroit to Phoenix.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

You can’t tell the whole metro area our book is about Jackson!

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

Luxury prices are growing at least three times faster in those Florida metros as they are in the U.S. as a whole, which posted a 5.3% uptick in July.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

Louisville/Jefferson County had the highest share of “stale” listings among the 50 most populous metros in America.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

These are the top five metros where for-sale listings had the highest share of price cuts, according to Zillow.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

Regionally, providers in rural areas that heavily rely on Medicaid payments, as well as safety-net hospitals found in major metros, could also face big funding shortfalls and job cuts.

From Barron's Jun. 20, 2026

Equity Residential, started by the late billionaire real-estate investor Sam Zell, has properties concentrated in major coastal markets in the U.S. as well as major metros including Atlanta, Austin and Denver.

From The Wall Street Journal May 20, 2026




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