cosmopolitan
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It’s the fastest-growing, has the most attractive demographics, skews younger, is the most cosmopolitan, blah, blah, blah.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026
In the 19th and 20th centuries, it helped the city become a bustling metropolis, home to sizable European diasporas and a distinct cosmopolitan culture.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
After the Murdochs divorced, she married William Mann, a cosmopolitan businessman who distributed European-made industrial equipment in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
Its melodic guitar lines, horn sections, dance rhythms, and cosmopolitan identity deeply influenced Fela Kuti's early musical direction.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026
It is probably here that the word cosmopolitan realized its true meaning—citizen, not just of a nation, but of the Cosmos.*
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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