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metro

[me-troh] / ˈmɛ troʊ /


NOUN
subway
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Key transportation projects, such as many metro stations, remain unfinished with the opening game approaching.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

One of his top sights at the Qatar tournament was thousands of their passionate fans snaking in long, noisy lines into and out of metro stations.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

She explained there are metro area plans that could have been leveraged into action like the 34th Street Busway in New York City or more express bus lanes on New Jersey highways.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

Paris tram lines were halted, several metro stations shut and bus traffic halted in places in bid to minimise disturbances.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

I gave the sports page to my dad and unfolded the metro region section.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen




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