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metro

[me-troh] / ˈmɛ troʊ /


NOUN
subway
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Key transportation projects, such as many metro stations, remain unfinished with the opening game approaching.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

She explained there are metro area plans that could have been leveraged into action like the 34th Street Busway in New York City or more express bus lanes on New Jersey highways.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

More than 41,000 people - including almost 4,500 children - sheltered underground in the Kyiv metro overnight, a record number in recent years, the metro company said.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

The metro had a stronger sales increase in April from a year ago than any other large metro, Zillow says.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

The entire state of Idaho had one area code; the Chicago metro area alone had three.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz




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