metropolitan

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But the scale of the demonstrations — stretching from major international metropolitan hubs to small towns in rural America — signals a level of mobilization that is increasingly difficult to ignore.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

In metropolitan Denmark, the row over the vast Arctic island has however not been central in the campaign.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

They are standing for a mixture of district, metropolitan, unitary and county councils.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

The model is also spreading well beyond big metropolitan markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

One study indicates that as late as 1970, more than 70 percent of all blacks working in metropolitan areas held blue-collar jobs.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander