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, polling stations close at 8:00 pm, with exit polls expected to be published just after.

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

The church was a strange little white frame building stuck up on a hill behind the police station, built when the city was a country town instead of part of the metropolitan Washington sprawl.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson