conurbation

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It has, however, been focused mainly in Manchester and the aim of the GM Good Growth Fund is to ensure the benefits are felt across the whole conurbation.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025

"Linton-on-Ouse is not a major conurbation and has limited infrastructure which would struggle to support such an increased number."

From BBC • May 10, 2022

In Yuzhou city, part of Xuchang's conurbation, 1 million residents are already under lockdown, with people in some areas unable to leave their homes.

From Reuters • Jan. 6, 2022

With Christmas parties aplenty cancelled because of the Great Unpleasantness, including that at No 10, a nation will be rapt by a battle between two clubs on the outer fringes of the London conurbation.

From The Guardian • Dec. 10, 2021

L’Asile, a conurbation of 52,000 people living mostly in rural communities, was founded in the 1930s.

From Washington Post • Aug. 21, 2021