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metropolis

[mi-trop-uh-lis] / mɪˈtrɒp ə lɪs /


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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

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

Ma’s downfall coincided with investigations against officials with whom he had worked previously, including in Xinjiang and the southeastern metropolis of Shenzhen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Residents described a tense, surreal atmosphere across the metropolis of 17 million people.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

She had expected London to be a glittering metropolis full of culture and learning.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood




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