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metro

[me-troh] / ˈmɛ troʊ /


NOUN
subway
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The metro no longer crosses the Dnieper River, which divides the capital in two, causing traffic chaos.

From Barron's Aug. 31, 2026

Equity Residential, which owns about 15,000 apartments in the L.A. metro area, did not respond to a list of questions.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

The chart below shows the decline in manufacturing jobs in the St. Louis metro area, which refers to surrounding regions such as St. Louis County and St. Charles County.

From MarketWatch Aug. 22, 2026

Prime Air currently delivers a selection of products in 11 metro areas from Detroit to Phoenix.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

It took an hour to get there, and by now I was up near the Ocala National Forest, not really even the Orlando metro area anymore.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green

Louisville/Jefferson County had the highest share of “stale” listings among the 50 most populous metros in America.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

These are the top five metros where for-sale listings had the highest share of price cuts, according to Zillow.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

Regionally, providers in rural areas that heavily rely on Medicaid payments, as well as safety-net hospitals found in major metros, could also face big funding shortfalls and job cuts.

From Barron's Jun. 20, 2026

Equity Residential, started by the late billionaire real-estate investor Sam Zell, has properties concentrated in major coastal markets in the U.S. as well as major metros including Atlanta, Austin and Denver.

From The Wall Street Journal May 20, 2026

The company says it continues to lay the groundwork to expand its Robotaxi service to further major U.S. metros, including with testing and permitting, in order to quickly launch new markets once it’s ready.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 23, 2026




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