metro
Example Sentences
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The central Florida metro of Ocala had the biggest population percentage gain in the U.S. last year, per Census estimates, followed by Myrtle Beach and Spartanburg, S.C.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Viewers in the New York metro area will also get Yankees games most Wednesday nights.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
Chicago and New York both saw prices rise more than 5% to lead all metro markets.
From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026
The cores of big metro areas are losing steam.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
Blank walls bloomed with cross-stitch samplers Grams had sewn, pictures of my parents, and a map of D.C.’s metro system.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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