metropolitan
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"Running around on these things in densely packed metropolitan areas? It would be mental."
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
The Hartford metropolitan area, with a population of 1.2 million, is the most cutthroat home buying market in the U.S., according to Zillow’s 2026 ranking.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
But the scale of the demonstrations — stretching from major international metropolitan hubs to small towns in rural America — signals a level of mobilization that is increasingly difficult to ignore.
From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026
Last week, Amazon said it would start providing one-hour deliveries to parts of the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 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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