metropolitan
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Burnham, a former Labour government minister, has been the region's metropolitan mayor since 2017.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Samples collected in the São Paolo metropolitan area in Brazil reached 98 nanograms per cubic meter.
From Science Daily • May 13, 2026
The tracking information originated from Flock Safety, which contracts its services to about 100 police departments in the Chicago metropolitan area.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 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
One study indicates that as late as 1970, more than 70 percent of all blacks working in metropolitan areas held blue-collar jobs.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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