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metropolis

[mi-trop-uh-lis] / mɪˈtrɒp ə lɪs /


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The view changes as the ship’s pilots deftly navigate worlds — or at least try to — like the metropolis of Coruscant and the deserts of Tatooine.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

Growing up in the metropolis of Abidjan in Ivory Coast, he decided early to become a professional footballer.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

It was part of a cross-border effort to stem the flow of as much as 30 million gallons of sewage a day from Tijuana, a border metropolis whose waste infrastructure hasn’t kept up with growth.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

A consistent message emerged: Los Angeles was not a beautiful, vibrant metropolis with serious problems, but a hellhole verging on being lost for good.

From Slate Jun. 9, 2026

Tenochtitlan dazzled its invaders—it was bigger than Paris, Europe’s greatest metropolis.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

The U.S. winners range from small cities such as Cape Coral, Fla., to major metropolises like San Francisco; many are tax havens.

From MarketWatch Feb. 4, 2026

The city's population density is more than 7,100 people per square kilometre of land, on par with packed metropolises like Tokyo.

From Barron's Nov. 27, 2025

In Los Angeles and San Francisco, two of the other metropolises that have welcomed Waymo, subscribers to the $10-a-month DashPass can earn a $10 discount off one Waymo ride every month.

From Slate Oct. 22, 2025

Of 20 metropolises surveyed in a separate index, New York City continued to lead the pack, with an average 6.4% on-year rise in home prices in July.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 30, 2025

“The arrogance of big-city folk! You grant your metropolises all the animals of Eden, but you deny my hamlet the merest Bengal tiger!”

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel




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