metropolitan area
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Let me also tell you that saving for a down payment is not easy in a major metropolitan area when a house costs three to four times your annual income.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
The Department of Homeland Security called the undertaking the “largest DHS operation ever” earlier this year on X, with an estimated 2,000 agents deployed to the Minneapolis–St. Paul metropolitan area.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
Industrial production and retail sales data for August on Wednesday give another piece of the economic picture, followed by September consumer inflation figures for the Tokyo metropolitan area and the August jobs report on Friday.
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
“The fringe is a large, sort of chaotic place between Chicago and the nearest government-regulated metropolitan area, Milwaukee, which is about a three-hour drive from here.”
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
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