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metropolis

[mi-trop-uh-lis] / mɪˈtrɒp ə lɪs /


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More than anything, “Glorious Country” is an absorbing contribution to the life story of a metropolis.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Years of congestion in the gridlocked metropolis have given rise to a booming sector of motorcycle taxi drivers, weaving through car traffic.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Plans to build Neom Super City - a futuristic, carbon-free metropolis - may have been scaled down, but the vision remains the same.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 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

He planted the offices in the midst of this black metropolis, rolled up his sleeves, and went to work.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield




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