metropolis
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More than anything, “Glorious Country” is an absorbing contribution to the life story of a metropolis.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Years of congestion in the gridlocked metropolis have given rise to a booming sector of motorcycle taxi drivers, weaving through car traffic.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
When he returned to the U.S. in the early 1880s, Woods settled in Cincinnati, an industrial metropolis, and began inventing in earnest.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
Plans to build Neom Super City - a futuristic, carbon-free metropolis - may have been scaled down, but the vision remains the same.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Both were affluent suburbs, only Dover was farmlike and quiet, and Brookline, which was technically part of the city, was a bustling metropolis.
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
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