metropolitan area
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The average rent of an income-restricted three-bedroom in the Portland metropolitan area hovers around $1,800, according to Yardi Matrix.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
In the Nice Côte d'Azur metropolitan area, dense development and heavy tourism make the challenge especially demanding.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
In Tirana's metropolitan area alone, there are almost four hundred dental clinics – and most of them are in the city centre.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
You could fly into a major metropolitan area like Miami to scout places and easily plunk down your entire $2 million nest egg in one day.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
Jesse couldn’t have found a less appropriate community if he’d asked AltaVista: “What’s the worst place in the greater Chicago metropolitan area for two nineteen-year-old lads from Idaho to live?”
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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