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metropolis

[mi-trop-uh-lis] / mɪˈtrɒp ə lɪs /


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Thanks to growth based on the availability of water and power from the dam, it’s now the hub of a metropolis of 2.3 million residents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Ex-Steelers coach Mike Tomlin has spent 12 years building a Minecraft metropolis.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Another day of danger beckons for this battered European metropolis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Shanghai made history this week: the first Asian metropolis to be invited as the city of honour to Barcelona's famously rambunctious cultural festival, La Merce.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Directly in front rise two huge pyramids—the pre-Aztec metropolis of Teotihuacan.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

The city hopes that the revenues from the tax will allow the former imperial capital to remain competitive with the Nordic and Swiss metropolises.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

The U.S. winners range from small cities such as Cape Coral, Fla., to major metropolises like San Francisco; many are tax havens.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 4, 2026

In Los Angeles and San Francisco, two of the other metropolises that have welcomed Waymo, subscribers to the $10-a-month DashPass can earn a $10 discount off one Waymo ride every month.

From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2025

Of 20 metropolises surveyed in a separate index, New York City continued to lead the pack, with an average 6.4% on-year rise in home prices in July.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2025

“The arrogance of big-city folk! You grant your metropolises all the animals of Eden, but you deny my hamlet the merest Bengal tiger!”

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel


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