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metropolis

[mi-trop-uh-lis] / mɪˈtrɒp ə lɪs /


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A consistent message emerged: Los Angeles was not a beautiful, vibrant metropolis with serious problems, but a hellhole verging on being lost for good.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

I think people expect it to feel like a small Midwestern town, and they’re surprised by how much of a real metropolis it is.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

In addition to New Delhi, he will visit Agra, site of the world-famous Taj Mahal, as well as the palace-filled city of Jaipur and the eastern metropolis of Kolkata.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

It’s a tale of the immense challenge of uniting this vast, sprawling metropolis of nearly 10 million people around an overarching vision of what public transit should look like and where it should go.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

He planted the offices in the midst of this black metropolis, rolled up his sleeves, and went to work.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield




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