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cosmopolitan

[koz-muh-pol-i-tn] / ˌkɒz məˈpɒl ɪ tn /


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But her perspective is internet-era cosmopolitan; young but preternaturally wise about self-reliance.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

In 1941, the cosmopolitan soulmates wed in Mexico City.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

The cosmopolitan Chakrabarti, 60, was born in Kolkata and came to the U.S. with his family at age 2.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 2026

Ralf Rangnick's team will bring a touch of cosmopolitan sophistication to this summer's tournament in a marbled away shirt that's been designed as a nod to the country's cafe culture.

From BBC Apr. 22, 2026

Kraków was not only a historic city but also a cosmopolitan and glittering cultural center, full of theaters and cafés, an opera house and nightclubs.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson

We’re a diverse people but still a people, not a random aggregation of cosmopolitans.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

“As much as this isn’t wish fulfillment in the classic sense of a glamorous Manhattan apartment, cosmopolitans every night — it’s wish fulfillment because they’re really happy there,” Shaw said of the characters.

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2025

They also got together over cosmopolitans in 2005, when Pacheco interviewed her at length; his notes shaped McNally’s book for her solo Broadway show, “Chita Rivera: The Dancer’s Life.”

From New York Times Apr. 19, 2023

In nearly every episode the ladies gather at a restaurant to dissect whatever issues are bedeviling them that week, a device "Sex and the City" employed with enough success to make brunch and cosmopolitans fashionable.

From Salon Feb. 5, 2022

Through The Mecca I saw that we were, in our own segregated body politic, cosmopolitans.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates




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