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metropolitan

adjective as in concerning a city

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With as many as 17 million people in its greater metropolitan area, Tehran and its suburbs make up nearly 20% of the nation’s total population and face the most immediate water crisis.

In larger metropolitan areas, controllers have been working six days a week with mandatory overtime.

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New Delhi with its sprawling metropolitan region of 30 million residents is regularly ranked among the world's most polluted capitals.

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Like many metropolitan areas, Toledo, Ohio, has seen home prices climb over the past five years.

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Only five metropolitan areas, including Toledo, had a price-to-income multiple of three years or less in 2024, down from 22 before the pandemic.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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