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metropolis

[mi-trop-uh-lis] / mɪˈtrɒp ə lɪs /


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When he returned to the U.S. in the early 1880s, Woods settled in Cincinnati, an industrial metropolis, and began inventing in earnest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Khartoum, a metropolis of 7 million, sits at the confluence of tributaries, a sort of Pittsburgh-on-the-Nile.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

The sprawling, splendiferous, aging metropolis is not an easy place to manage and it humbles all its would-be saviors.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

Tehran's many parks, usually green lungs in a metropolis often choked by pollution, have become refuges since the fighting began.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Others are romantic comedies, a meet-cute ruined by mishaps and bad timing, finally leading to a kiss atop a tall building—the metropolis glimmering in the background, moon rising, love song playing over the credits.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed




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