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
Home prices fell below year-ago levels in 27% of metropolitan areas in Q1, up from 17% a year ago.
From Barron's • May 5, 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
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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