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metro

[me-troh] / ˈmɛ troʊ /


NOUN
subway
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Mitra sold many of the company’s low-growth healthcare properties like medical office buildings while buying senior housing in high growth areas such as Southern California, South Florida and the Toronto metro area.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

Overall, that conservatively led to $106.1 million in lost wages for the metro, Sojourner estimates.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

The former civil servant said as a result of slow decision-making, she believed that Northern Ireland should have a number of metro mayors, like in England, with more authority to take regional decisions.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

Prices fell year-over-year in 28 of the 100 biggest metro areas in May, including many Texas and Florida markets, according to ICE.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

I worked my way to the metro region section and stopped.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen




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