metropolis
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Ex-Steelers coach Mike Tomlin has spent 12 years building a Minecraft metropolis.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
Shanghai made history this week: the first Asian metropolis to be invited as the city of honour to Barcelona's famously rambunctious cultural festival, La Merce.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
For the past 36 years, a firm cap on car ownership has kept Singapore largely free of the gridlock that marks life in every other Southeast Asian metropolis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Los Angeles’ three Chinatowns have been central to the region’s transformation from suburban fantasy into multiethnic metropolis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Fulcrum City was a post-mortal metropolis toward the very center of MidMerica.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
The "GTA" saga's action-adventure titles set in a sprawling open world have immersed players in high-definition imaginary cities heavily inspired by American metropolises.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
About 40% of metropolises had more deaths than births, and rely on newcomers to grow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
The U.S. winners range from small cities such as Cape Coral, Fla., to major metropolises like San Francisco; many are tax havens.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 4, 2026
In Los Angeles and San Francisco, two of the other metropolises that have welcomed Waymo, subscribers to the $10-a-month DashPass can earn a $10 discount off one Waymo ride every month.
From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2025
“The arrogance of big-city folk! You grant your metropolises all the animals of Eden, but you deny my hamlet the merest Bengal tiger!”
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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