metropolitan area
Example Sentences
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In the Miami metropolitan area, where Parkland is located, gas now costs $4.11 per gallon on average — up from $3.01 last year.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
The Regional Plan Association is a non-profit civic organization focused on urban planning for the New York metropolitan area.
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026
The government is slated to release May consumer-price data for the Tokyo metropolitan area, as well as April figures for industrial production, retail sales and employment.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Samples collected in the São Paolo metropolitan area in Brazil reached 98 nanograms per cubic meter.
From Science Daily • May 13, 2026
“We’re more of an uprising. Our reach stretches across the country—there’s a group for every metropolitan area that exists, and regional overseers for the Midwest, South, and East.”
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
