metropolitan
Example Sentences
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In Connecticut, which along with New York and New Jersey comprises the metropolitan Tri-state area, Governor Ned Lamont signed an emergency order halting all commercial vehicles from traveling on highways across the state.
From BBC
Of the metropolitan areas, many in Florida, the Northeast, and the West stood out for having the greatest increases.
From Barron's
Of the 50 largest metropolitan areas, Phoenix, Boston, and Charlotte, N.C., saw the greatest increase from one year prior.
From Barron's
Some noncoastal ad firms as a result are more aggressively pitching themselves as the friendly antithesis to faceless, famous agencies, now embracing rather than apologizing for their lack of metropolitan elitism.
Trends at the metropolitan area level varied, even within the same state.
From Barron's
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