megalopolis

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The digital counter stands outside the Smart Sampa monitoring center, where dozens of police officers watch images streaming in from 40,000 cameras in the Brazilian megalopolis.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum announced on Twitter that the alarm had been activated, but there were no reports of an actual earthquake and the ground in the megalopolis never actually started shaking.

From Reuters • May 8, 2023

The area around their home in south San Francisco transformed from a cultural hub in the throes of hippie culture into a tech-obsessed megalopolis of more than 7.5 million people.

From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2023

No matter where it ends up, the bureau would be more of an “introverted” presence, heavily securitized, and without a huge procurement budget, so it wouldn’t create a new megalopolis of contractors.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2023

The great megalopolis that sprawled from Boston to Baltimore in utter scorn of state boundaries sweltered in the kind of atmosphere that is usually only found in the pressing rooms of large tailor shops.

From Hail to the Chief by Schoenherr, John