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metropolitan

[me-truh-pol-i-tn] / ˌmɛ trəˈpɒl ɪ tn /
ADJECTIVE
concerning a city
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The Department of Homeland Security called the undertaking the “largest DHS operation ever” earlier this year on X, with an estimated 2,000 agents deployed to the Minneapolis–St. Paul metropolitan area.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

Rain was forecast throughout Sunday for Bangkok and its surrounding provinces and would begin to taper off on Monday, the metropolitan administration said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

The party took 26% of the vote, which translates to 47 out of 158 seats in the metropolitan legislature.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

If both systems ruptured within a short period, multiple major metropolitan areas could be dealing with severe damage at nearly the same time.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

The Mexican consulate, which serves the metropolitan region, has issued more than 500,000 ID cards just since 2001.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times




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