metropolis
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When he returned to the U.S. in the early 1880s, Woods settled in Cincinnati, an industrial metropolis, and began inventing in earnest.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
The contest’s co-host Victoria Swarovski, singer, model and crystal heiress, says the city is a true metropolis best experienced on foot—where imperial architecture and centuries-old cafés weave through contemporary restaurants and nightlife.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Plans to build Neom Super City - a futuristic, carbon-free metropolis - may have been scaled down, but the vision remains the same.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
The sprawling, splendiferous, aging metropolis is not an easy place to manage and it humbles all its would-be saviors.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
An estimated 40,000 Spiritualist believers resided in that metropolis already, but with a growing population of half a million people, there was plenty of opportunity to grow the spirit cause as well.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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