metropolitan

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Among metropolitan regions, Los Angeles ranked behind only Silicon Valley and New York, which attracted $98 billion and $11.5 billion in venture investment, respectively.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2026

But the new supply is still dwarfed by a 400,000-unit deficit of homes in the metropolitan area, according to Zillow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

Today’s fastest-growing cities include some unfamiliar names such as Celina, Texas, and Queen Creek, Ariz., places often located at the exurban fringe of a metropolitan area such as Dallas or Phoenix.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

Locally, metropolitan areas with strong local economies and an existing lack of housing stock will continue to see stronger price trends than others.

From Barron's • Jun. 28, 2026

The church was a strange little white frame building stuck up on a hill behind the police station, built when the city was a country town instead of part of the metropolitan Washington sprawl.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson