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metro

[me-troh] / ˈmɛ troʊ /


NOUN
subway
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The closest Metro stop is along the just-opened D-line on Wilshire Boulevard, a two-mile hike from the West Hollywood border.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

That helped workers climb the ladder to higher-paying careers like sales, said Mark Muro, senior fellow at the think tank Brookings Metro.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Cuts to services across Metro, Ulsterbus and NI Railways are being explored under the proposals, with the company trying to make savings of £10m.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

The set piece is a daring, madcap, Wes Anderson-esque romp through San Francisco all the way to the Metro Designers factory in China, where worker conditions are grim and hazardous.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

Here the Metro hurtles beneath the sidewalk: that’s the Quai Saint-Bernard.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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