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metro

[me-troh] / ˈmɛ troʊ /


NOUN
subway
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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