metropolitan
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Union officials say the wage increases are necessary for their workers, who provide essential services that keep the city running, to live comfortably in an expensive metropolitan area.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Burnham, a former Labour government minister, has been the region's metropolitan mayor since 2017.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
The team hopes future work will provide a clearer picture of how dangerous these secondary faults may be for the Seattle metropolitan region, home to roughly four million people.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
Patients face an average wait of 31 days to secure a new doctor’s appointment, according to AMN Healthcare’s 2025 Survey of Physician Appointment Wait Times, which covers major metropolitan areas.
From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026
In practice, therefore, power was concentrated in the hands of a small metropolitan elite.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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