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metropolitan

[me-truh-pol-i-tn] / ˌmɛ trəˈpɒl ɪ tn /
ADJECTIVE
concerning a city
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About 50 percent of the country's population resides in the Seoul and its surrounding metropolitan area.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 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

In Montgomery County, PA, home prices climbed 2.5% month-over-month in April, the biggest increase among the U.S. metropolitan areas Redfin analyzed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

A Federal Reserve paper published last year found substantial and arbitrary variation in agent commissions across metropolitan areas.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 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




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