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metro

[me-troh] / ˈmɛ troʊ /


NOUN
subway
Synonyms


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Viewers in the New York metro area will also get Yankees games most Wednesday nights.

From MarketWatch

Cotality continues to have transaction delays from the recording office in Wayne County, the most populous county in the Detroit metro area, the survey said.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Guards control big companies that have been given public contracts for dams, highways and metro lines, hospitals, swanky hotels and coffee shops, according to public disclosures by Revolutionary Guard-controlled companies.

From The Wall Street Journal

Chicago and New York both saw prices rise more than 5% to lead all metro markets.

From Barron's

The numbers for the year through June 2025 indicate the effects of a big immigration slowdown, fewer people bailing on America’s tech epicenter, a modest Midwest rebound and the rising appeal for small southern metros.

From The Wall Street Journal