metropolis
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The contest’s co-host Victoria Swarovski, singer, model and crystal heiress, says the city is a true metropolis best experienced on foot—where imperial architecture and centuries-old cafés weave through contemporary restaurants and nightlife.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Residents described a tense, surreal atmosphere across the metropolis of 17 million people.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026
In the 19th and 20th centuries, it helped the city become a bustling metropolis, home to sizable European diasporas and a distinct cosmopolitan culture.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
It is now a ramshackle, seemingly lost-in-time metropolis where residents sit on porches observing the unsteady progress of cars navigating pothole-ridden streets.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026
And Capital City stretched out in golden glory under a golden sun,—the newest and youngest creation of Homo metropolis.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
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